Introduction

The purpose of this blog is to assist teachers, students and others who would like to learn about the different trees in the Caribbean. This is particularly helpful in getting to know the Caribbean and familiarizing oneself with trees that are mentioned in Caribbean Children's Literaure. The trees I have selected to post in this blog are mentioned in Oonya Kempadoo's novel Buxton Spice (1999). The trees in the novel do not only show the lush variety of the lanscape, but they also appear to be recurring structures that help in developing and informing the reader of the novel's major themes.