Editing Ceroxylon quindiuense (section)

===Appearance ===
IMG alt=Bark border=2 height=125
src="quindiuense/tcowax3.jpg"
width=61Wax Palm Bark
This tree reaches heights of 60-70m. The diameter of the trunk is
relatively small, 50-60cm at its base, narrowing to about 10cm at the top.
Alternating rings of white and grey decorate the perfectly cylindrical
trunk (see illustration).
A very thin coating of wax covers it and forms a protection against
many enemies. The trunk is fibrous on the inside because the roots climb
up inside it to the crest of the palm with the dense rods perfectly
For a tree of this height the roots are very surprising. What supports the
National symbol and other species of Wax Palm is a small fibrous bulb with a
width of 2m maximum which does not extend any deeper than 1.5m.
IMG alt=Wax Palm leaf nodes border=2 height=176
src="quindiuense/tcowax5.jpg"
width=121Wax Palm branches
At the top of the unbranched trunk is a crown of leaves. A peculiar
characteristic of the foliage of this palm is the perfection of the
distribution of its branches. Without fail, five branches appear at the
same time at the perimeter of the trunk with a distance of 72degrees from
each other, making a perfect 360degree circumference. The leaves are
dark green on top and have a thick, whitish covering of a fleecy texture
IMG border=2 height=298
src="quindiuense/tcowax6.jpg"
width=200This is a young WaxPalm in Juliana's garden. It has
not grown a trunk yet.