The True Story of Kudzu, ... As trees grew in the cleared lands near roadsides, kudzu rose with them. It appeared not to stop because there were no grazers to eat it back.

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Editor’s Note: Devoured: The Extraordinary Story of Kudzu, the Vine That Ate the South detangles the complicated story of the South’s fickle relationship with kudzu, chronicling the ways the boundless ...

However, kudzu is an invasive plant that is extremely harmful to the natural vegetation in the region. The fast-growing vine takes natural resources from native grasses, plants and trees ...

Kudzu vines engulfing trees. By Carole Funger. Tuesday, June 2, 2015 A close-up of the kudzu leaf. Most people living in the Potomac area are used to a sight common along the beltway and area ...

Got kudzu? Here's what to know about the vine that ate the South and how to get rid of it ... The fast-growing vine takes natural resources from native grasses, plants and trees, ...

Garden centers have also been a factor. A 2023 study by the University of Massachusetts Amherst found that many plant ...

The kudzu wraps itself around trees, taking their sunlight and weighing the trees down. Sometimes limbs fall off. Other times, it can be the whole tree.

The target area was previously overgrown with Kudzu, Tree of Heaven, and other non-native invasive plants. The burn, which mimics a natural fire event, opens space for planting native tree seedlings.

• Cool months: Like trees, Kudzu loses leaves in the winter months and just looks brown and woody, similar to tree branches. Kudzu does not grow in the winter, but its long, brown stems remain ...