| Trunk or Stem Characteristics |
Robust, grey, patterned
with broad leaf scars |
Distinctive diamond leaf
scar pattern |
Gray, smooth; often covered
with criss-cross of split leaf bases |
1' diameter; dead leaves
persist below crown |
Brown, fairly thick,
not swollen at base |
Slender, covered with
dark brown fibers |
Pale gray, swollen at
base, often covered with long shag |
