What is Kudzu?

Kudzu (Pueraria Montana) is a member of the Bean family, which was called the "vine that ate the south". It was known that the vine was growing 1 foot (0.3 m) daily during the summer months, suffocating nutrients and sunlight into neighboring trees and plants. Thousands of acres of land in the southeastern United States were exceeded since their first import in 1876. In 1876, representatives from Japan brought Kudzu on the centenary of the United States in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was used as part of a larger exhibition of flowering Japanese plants. The plant attracted the eye of the nursery owner based in the plant in Florida, which took the samples back home for further studies. Soon afterwards, the southern gardeners began to grow it as a protective land and decorative leaves in the gardens.

During depression, the US government hired a man to plant a kudza on farms to prevent expensive soil erosion. The climate conditions in the south were much better for the growth of kudzu or Japan or China, so wine vines began to grow at a phenomenal pace. UncontrolledThe growth has led to the fact that acres of valuable forests and agricultural land have become essentially worthless. In 1953, the US government was declared an official weed.

This does not mean that Kudzu has no redeemable properties. The leaves are a very popular source of food for pastures such as goats and sheep. Vines can be woven for baskets and other decorative objects. Blossoms, which generally appear at the end of summer, are very fragrant and can provide a type of edible jam. Scientists are currently trying to develop a viable treatment of alcoholics from the roots of the plant.

The eradication of Kudzu has happened for many southern full -time professions, but the plant has proved to be notorious to kill. Even with the best available herbicides can successfully kill vines for up to ten years. The winter season in the south is not sufficiently cold or long enough to freeze it. The most common approaches to control of the growth of kudzU is to introduce animal grazing into the area and mechanically reap plants and sell them to enthusiasts.

Visitors to the southeastern United States who are interested in viewing Kudza in action should try to open the fields along the highway. Large green leaves, which completely cover trees, power lines and abandoned structures, are part of the system. At the end of the summer, small flowers should appear along with a pleasant scent. In some parts of the deep south, whole soil acres were completely exceeded and created an incredible green landscape.