But the myth of kudzu had been firmly rooted. Those roadside plantings—isolated from grazing, impractical to manage, their shoots shimmying up the trunks of second-growth trees—looked like ...

There are many native vines in the Tallahassee area, and most of them are only mildly aggressive, which means they can grow ...

However, this invasive plant has become a threat to many southern states — and if you live in the Sunshine State, you’ve ...

"An invasive plant as fast-growing as kudzu outcompetes everything from native grasses to fully mature trees by shading them from the sunlight they need to photosynthesize," said The Nature ...

In winter, in an expression of gratitude for the past year, Harano Etsuro decorates a medicinal tree to welcome the New Year. Digging for kudzu in the mountains of Yoshino—treasures lie beneath ...