The blue spruce in front of Marie McKenna’s property in Milton Station has done a lot over the years. It was there when she bought the land in 2008 and gave plenty of shade and privacy to her business.
“It was compact in size and very dense in its growth habit,” she said. “So it created a lot of privacy at this location coming up to the front door, as well as shelter for the birds.”
But since post-tropical storm Fiona rolled through P.E.I. in September, the tree hasn’t quite looked the same.
“It obviously was not able to stand the significant wind
