Kudzu was used as an attempt to control illegal marijuana operations. Turns out it’s REALLY hardy. There are large tracts of west Florida that are completely covered in kudzu from the roots to the crowns of some of the tallest pines. Goats are a very effective control mechanism, FWIW.
In parts of New York north of New York City, Kudzu has made green skeleton forests of the trees. It starts climbing up the tree and if not stopped it’s foilage eventually crowds out the foilage of the tree. Most of the tree dies leaving its skeleton covered in the Kudzu.
A relative has a house in Westchester county. Every year he and I keep checking for new Kudzu starting to make a climb onto the hundreds of trees on his lot. We pull them out by the roots and for as far along the root as we can. But they are so prolific in the area it is a constant battle.
So what you’re saying is kudzu is not-weed.
Kudzu is the plant that ate the south!
Kudzu makes an excellent cow fodder...
“Kudzu was used as an attempt to control illegal marijuana operations.”
I thought it was brought over to stop erosion. They didn’t have illegal marijuana grows when this stuff was imported.
“Kudzu was introduced from Japan into the United States at the Japanese pavilion in the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia.[23] It was also shown at the Chicago World’s Fair.[33] It remained a garden plant until the Dust Bowl era (1930s–1940s), when the vine was marketed as a way for farmers to stop soil erosion.”
If goats work for Kudzu removal then donkeys likely work better. Donkeys are very good at brush clearing. Heck, they even chomp down on poison ivy.
Donkeys are also a good mix with cattle. The cows and a donkey or two in the herd are good mix. Donkeys will aggressively stomp and kick snakes and predators.