Happy planting

Bradenton Beach ScenicWAVES member Cathy King shows enthusiasm July 17 for a pigeon plum she selected during a tree giveaway at the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce, 5513 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. The nonprofit Keep Manatee Beautiful provided the trees for the July 17-18 event, offering a selection of three native species to islanders — pigeon plum, silver buttonwood and thatch palm. To connect with KMB, go to www.manateebeautiful.com. To connect with the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce, go to annamariaislandchamber.org. Islander Photo: Robert Anderson

Mark Prod of Cortez loads a silver buttonwood tree July 17 into his vehicle outside the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce office in Holmes Beach July 17, during a tree giveaway coordinated by Keep Manatee Beautiful.

Ava Dubsky, right, Lexi and Brian Watts pose July 17 with a tree picked up at the chamber office courtesy of the nonprofit Keep Manatee Beautiful. The giveaway was July 17-18.

Homes Beach building department administrator Madison Brown models with her thatch palm, while a coworker, Holmes Beach permit tech Elizabeth Cleary, procures a silver buttonwood to take home. The giveaway, coordinated by Keep Manatee Beautiful at the chamber of commerce, featured three types of native Florida trees: pigeon plum, silver buttonwood and thatch palm.