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Sep 2, 2021 18 min

How Do Chicago’s Most Tenacious Weeds Grow?

from Curious City Hosted by WBEZ Chicago

Tenacious weeds like buckthorn, milkweed and goldenrod grow everywhere in Chicago from railroad tracks to sidewalk cracks. Reporter Natalie Dalea finds out how they’ve adapted to survive city life. Plus what happens to all the landscaping along the Mag Mile after the summer is over.

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