ATLANTA - Two elms will be planted Thursday on the front lawn of the Georgia Governor's Mansion. <br>
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The Princeton American elm trees were donated by the Clean Air Campaign in recognition of Governor Barnes' efforts toward reducing traffic and improving air quality. <br>
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The trees will be planted during a closed ceremony at 1 p.m. <br>
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Elms were once one of the most dominant trees in America. They have been vanishing since the 1930s when many began dying from Dutch elm disease. <br>
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The large, disease-resistant Princeton American elms are grown by Riveredge Farms in Atlanta. The trees are a more mature version of the trees the company began selling two years ago. <br>
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The trees were first propagated by Princeton Nurseries and were planted in the 1930s along the road leading into the Princeton University campus in New Jersey.
