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    Wanted: Preferably Dead: Kudzu

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    Kudzu is an invasive vine originally from Japan that was introduced to the US. It grows rapidly, up to 30 meters long, and smothers native plants by covering them and blocking sunlight. Kudzu spreads quickly through underground roots and can create new plants daily. It has become a widespread problem across the southeastern US, where it grows in open areas, forests, and along roadsides. To eliminate kudzu, its extensive root system must be destroyed by cutting vines at the base and using herbicides. Removal services are available to help control widespread kudzu infestations.

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    Kudzu is an invasive vine originally from Japan that was introduced to the US. It grows rapidly, up to 30 meters long, and smothers native plants by covering them and blocking sunlight. Kudzu spreads quickly through underground roots and can create new plants daily. It has become a widespread problem across the southeastern US, where it grows in open areas, forests, and along roadsides. To eliminate kudzu, its extensive root system must be destroyed by cutting vines at the base and using herbicides. Removal services are available to help control widespread kudzu infestations.

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    Kudzu is an invasive vine originally from Japan that was introduced to the US. It grows rapidly, up to 30 meters long, and smothers native plants by covering them and blocking sunlight. Kudzu spreads quickly through underground roots and can create new plants daily. It has become a widespread problem across the southeastern US, where it grows in open areas, forests, and along roadsides. To eliminate kudzu, its extensive root system must be destroyed by cutting vines at the base and using herbicides. Removal services are available to help control widespread kudzu infestations.

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    Kudzu is an invasive vine originally from Japan that was introduced to the US. It grows rapidly, up to 30 meters long, and smothers native plants by covering them and blocking sunlight. Kudzu spreads quickly through underground roots and can create new plants daily. It has become a widespread problem across the southeastern US, where it grows in open areas, forests, and along roadsides. To eliminate kudzu, its extensive root system must be destroyed by cutting vines at the base and using herbicides. Removal services are available to help control widespread kudzu infestations.

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    WANTED: PREFERABLY DEAD

    KUDZU
    IDENTIFICATION: Pueraria Montana Var. Lobata
    1. Leaves generally have 2-3 lobes and come in groups of three.
    2. Vines grow from 10 to 30 meters in length and 25 cm in width.
    3. Flowers are reddish-purple, with a spot of yellow at the
    centers.

    LAST SEEN: Originally imported from Japan to the US as an ornamental


    plant. Later used by farmers to reduce soil erosion.

    SUSPECTED HIDEOUTS: Kudzu grows best in open or shrub lands, but can
    manage just fine in abandoned pastures or road embankments.

    CRIMES COMMITTED: Whenever a vine comes into contact with soil, new roots
    can form, thus creating a new plant. This happens daily and one plant
    can create dozens of offspring. Kudzu also has the tendency to grow
    over native plant life, thus smothering and killing them.

     Many Kudzu removal services are available, such as SCS Tree


    Removal Service, available at (678) 710-9935.
    IF FOUND: To truly eradicate Kudzu, one must destroy its root system by
    cutting the vines just above the ground. Some herbicides, such as
    clopyralid, also work.
    Works Cited

    Pagad, Shyama. "Pueraria montana var. lobata." Invasive Species Specialist

    Group, edited by Piero Genovesi, 22 Mar. 2010, issg.org/database/

    species/ecology.asp?si=81&fr=1&sts=&%20ang=EN&ver=print&prtflag=false.

    Accessed 17 May 2018.

    Stephenson, Karen. "Kudzu." Edible Wild Food, edited by Karen Stephenson, 2011,

    www.ediblewildfood.com/kudzu.aspx. Accessed 17 May 2018.

    Ken. "Cooking Kudzu." Survivaltek, edited by Ken, 8 Aug. 2009, survivaltek.com/

    ?p=1281. Accessed 17 May 2018.

    Ericson, Jenny. "Kudzu Origin." Volunteers and Invasive Plants, edited by Jenny

    Ericson, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 21 Aug. 2006, www.fws.gov/

    invasives/volunteersTrainingModule/nwrsystem/kudzuorigin.html. Accessed 17

    May 2018.

    "Kudzu." The Nature Conservancy, 2018, www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/

    urgentissues/land-conservation/forests/kudzu.xml. Accessed 17 May 2018.

    Bigger, Shannon. "Request a Quote." SCS Tree Removal, edited by Shannon Bigger,

    2014, www.scstrees.com/request-a-quote/. Accessed 17 May 2018.

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