Kudzu Introduction

Marc Safley (Marc.Safley@usda.gov)
Thu, 19 Aug 1999 9:18:00 -0400

Kudzu was introduced to the United States from Japan in the late 1800s as a
potential forage crop. Its subsequent recommendation as a plant suited to
erosion control was made later....beginning after 1935.

I also add my word of caution concerning planting kudzu. It is highly
invasive because it has no co-evolved predators in this biome. It easily
spreads by animal vectors and is adapted to a wide variety of environments,
being limited by winter temperatures (although it does survive in temperate
climates of the Eastern US).

Marc Safley










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