Vines give life after disuse

Jerry Davis For Agri-View
Oct 28, 2026
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A concrete stave silo is covered with creeper vines from base to roof.

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A barn wall, hay elevator and silo base in Iowa County, Wisconsin, are covered with Virginia creeper vines and autumn leaves.

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A barn face, hay elevator and barn door in Iowa County, Wisconsin, are hardly recognizable behind a growth of vines.

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A single grapevine mingles with colorful Virginia creeper leaves covering a concrete silo.

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A fall cluster of Virginia creeper fruit and stems shows the beauty of other plant parts.

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Nature has painted idle silos in southern Wisconsin, and elsewhere, with autumn’s colors displayed by the compound leaves of Virginia creeper vines.

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Jerry Davis is a freelance outdoors writer. Contact him at sivadjam@mhtc.net or 608-924-1112 for more information.