Ice storms show us that nature does what she wants to do. 

We can look after our trees with care, prune when necessary, fertilize when we want to improve growth and add water when dry. But despite our best efforts, an ice storm can quickly wipe out trees with little respect for the homeowner.  

An ice storm in late December brought down so many power lines that power was lost for a short time almost everywhere in Sarnia.  Broken and fallen limbs were everywhere. 

We can be thankful that because the ground was frozen, trees were not uprooted.  

In my yard, a few limbs of the white pine broke and fell due to weight of ice on its weak........

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