The Toledo Christmas Weed is "what we all need this Christmas season"

Michigan Public | By Stateside Staff,

Joey Horan

Published December 21, 2018 at 3:02 PM EST

Joey Horan visits the Toledo Christmas Weed

Shades of A Charlie Brown Christmas are playing out on a busy intersection in West Toledo.

The Toledo Christmas Weed, a lonely sapling growing out of a crack in the sidewalk, is now adorned with tinsel and surrounded by gifts. It even has a dedicated crew of Santa and his elves, one of whom was passing out free lottery tickets on Wednesday.

Stateside's Joey Horan paid a visit to the city's newest holiday attraction. (Subscribe to Stateside on iTunes, Google Play, or with this RSS link)

The Toledo Christmas Weed had humble beginnings. But like Drake said, "Started from the bottom, now we're here."

Sisters Carly (L) and Emily (R) Radebaugh. "It's just like this cute, doinky little weed," Carly said. "It has so much charm to it, I love the community value it represents."

Onlookers and livestreamers have flocked to the Toledo Christmas Weed.

The humble sidewalk weed is now buried in holiday decorations and gifts.

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Joey Horan

Joey Horan is a production assistant at Stateside. He lives on the banks of the Maumee River in Toledo, Ohio, where he is an after school mentor/tutor for a local high school and a freelance reporter. Joey is a native Rhode Islander who came to Toledo by way of Indiana, Texas, Washington, and Brazil.

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