New trees make a difference

Public Works employees Blake Bara (left) and Matt McCao plant a Japanese elm on Second Street West, one of many decorative new trees being planted in the wake of the Grizzly Plaza Extension Project. McCao said the trees are resistant to the Dutch Elm Disease that has ravaged other varieties of elm over the last several decades. David F. Rooney photo
Public Works employees Blake Bara (left) and Matt McCao plant a Japanese elm on Second Street West, one of many decorative new trees being planted in the wake of the Grizzly Plaza Extension Project. McCao said the trees are resistant to the Dutch Elm Disease that has ravaged other varieties of elm over the last several decades. David F. Rooney photo