City: Chipley   County: Washington   Year: 1967
Location: U. S. 90 at West Blvd. in front of Agriculture Cen

Kudzu, brought to this country from Asia as an ornamental, was developed near here in the early part of the Twentieth Century and given to the world as a soil-saving, high-protein forage plant by Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Pleas. The fast-growing, deep-rooted leguminous vine has been widely grown in the United States as a drought-resisting, erosion-controlling plant that compares with alfalfa in pasture and hay-making values.

1961 Photo of Kudzu in Tallahassee

View on Florida Memory