In the Caribbean basin there is a great variety of trees. Tropical vegetation is constituted mainly with wood plants.Many trees in the Caribbean area reach very important heights. It is imprtant to know that under the tropics, trees grows at a much faster rate than under temperate climates. Ajaracanda, for example, can reach a 15 meters height in less than 5 years.
Trees are important components of the natural landscape and significant elements in landscaping.
As a tree grows, it creates growth rings, which can be counted in temperate climates to determine the age of the tree, and used to date cores or even lumber taken from trees in the past, using the science of dendrochronology.
Trees occur in many diverse families of plants, and thus show a wide variety of leaf types and shapes, bark, flowers, fruit, etc. The earliest trees were probably tree ferns, which grew in vast forests.
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