Sounds like Kudzu. An import from Japan. I was planted here by the local/state government to prevent erosion. Baka. Its a relative of the bean and pea plants but does not bear fruit. Instead it grow up to 1 foot a day and strangles anything in its way.
I = It in my last post.
I did not plant it here!
I know about kudzu.
The more "experts" try to fix things, the worse things can get.
Second on my own list after kudzu, is Japanese honeysuckle. Not nearly as tough or as fast growing as kudzu, if you give Japanese honeysuckle a chance to really get going, after a couple of years, you have a real mess...