Kudzu Invasive Species

The kudzu is a plant native to Japan and Southeast Chine it is a part of the pea family. The kudzu is a climbing, coiling and trailing vine. It is considered an invasive species because it kills other plants by taking there sunlight. The kudzu plant is a noxious weed that climbs over plants, trees and shrubs and then kills them by eliminating there accessibility to sunlight and basically shading the other plants heavily. The kudzu plant however is edible but is often removed from other trees and shrubs by people who spray herbicides. Interestingly enough we can blame our own country for introducing this plant to itself. In 1876 the United States was celebrating its 100th birthday. At the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania other countries were asked to build almost gifts to celebrate the 100th birthday of the United States all together. The country of Japan decided to build a huge garden consisting of many beautiful colors and different flowers and plants. Unfortunately for the United States the Kudzu plant caught the eyes of many American gardeners and was introduced to gardens in the US because of this "special celebration". To sum it all up the Kudzu plants heavily shades other plants and trees and kills them off from the elimination of sunlight.