Abandoned Silo Sprouts Elm

Abandoned Silo Sprouts Elm AG WORLD A photo of a Chinese elm tree in a silo caught our attention James Vargo a pastor in Nokomis Ill took a photo of it for a greeting card he made for one of his ministries and sent it to FARM SHOW www sendoutcards com/ministries The 35-ft tall silo tree catches a lot of people’s attention says Gene Johnson as it’s close to a highway in Nokomis Johnson 80 is a retired beef producer who still helps his son and grandson farm The dirt-floor silo has been empty for about 25 years Since it doesn’t have a roof he speculates a seed blew into it from a tree 200 ft away He didn’t know it was growing until a few years ago when the leaves started peeking over the top of the 30-ft silo “I wanted to cut it down but my wife said to leave it ” Johnson says It isn’t hurting anything and it has become a sort of local landmark that gives people something to talk about – and take photos of Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Gene Johnson 24191 N 23rd Ave Nokomis Ill 62075 ph 217 563-2798

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