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Forest Service Celebrates National Arbor Day With Tree Giveaway In Century (With Gallery)
April 27, 2026
The Florida Forest Service held a tree giveaway last Friday morning to celebrate National Arbor Day in cooperation with the Town of Century.
A line formed nearly an hour before the 9 a.m. start time at the community center on West Highway 4.
Over 125 tree were available — mayhaw, redbud, sycamore, and sweetbay in one gallon containers — with a limit if two trees per person. Most of the trees were gone in under 15 minutes, with mayhaw and redbud going first.
For a photo gallery, click to enlarge.
Forest Service personnel were on hand to share helpful planting information for the free trees, or to answer other tree-related questions.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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One Response to “Forest Service Celebrates National Arbor Day With Tree Giveaway In Century (With Gallery)”
I showed up late and the place looked like a ghost town. I never guessed that many people would be interested.