“And I saw a couple of boughs on the road.” He said to Rosanne, I bet someone took a tree. Rosanne encouraged him to drive into the field and see. “The tracks were there, and we know they were not there when he was taking me to school,” Rosanne said. “You have to be pretty bold to go into someone’s field, cut a big tree, and haul it away. It will be the best-looking tree in Brandon, surely.” The blue spruce is remarkable for its “resplendent silver-blue-green needles,” according to thespruce.com. They are one of the most widely planted landscape trees because they make a great windbreak. They are also highly valued as a Christmas tree.
Brandon Sun By: Michele LeTourneau, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Posted:
Harvey Dutkewich has grown spruce trees, including blue spruce, on his property outside Brandon for decades. Thieves recently cut down one of his blue spruce trees that he planted over ten years ago. The stolen tree was 8 to 10 feet tall. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
An unknown person, or persons, drove onto Harvey and Rosanne Dutkewich’s property just outside Brandon and, in broad daylight, took down one of their blue spruce trees and carted it off.
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An unknown person, or persons, drove onto Harvey and Rosanne Dutkewich’s property just outside Brandon and, in broad daylight, took down one of their blue spruce trees and carted it off.