Whether it becomes a tree or a casualty depends entirely on where you live. Here in San Diego, you find at least one in the front yards of every block. We had one in our front yard (a tropical garden) for 10 or 15 years - till my Dad decided to take it out. Taking the big ones out can be an amusing experience for neighbors to watch. A bush about 4 feet high, considering the amount of water in it as a succulent plant, can weigh a few hundred pounds. Because of the usually-uncounted-on weight, it frequently sits on the driveway (at least) a few weeks till help can be shanghaied to lift it into a truck. Even if they have been chopped off at the ground, they usually drop no more than 20 or 30 leaves after all those weeks. Frequently the owners take pity on a plant that strives so hard, so they replant it.....with no ill effects. At the house where my brother lived, somebody had uprooted one from a planter box and left it on the concrete patio to dry out (till it was lighter). A year and a half later, the plant was still doing well, so my brother re-planted it in the back yard. I don't know of any Kudzu Vine that could survive that. But the lack of frost and the dry air are important to the Jade Plant. When I was working at Yoshi's Nursery, we had some people come in from New York, who wanted to buy a bunch and take them back. For some reason, the nursery had a bunch in 1-gallon cans (nobody buys them here, they just pick a small branch off a neighbor's bush, let the sore heal for a few days, then plant it where they want it), and the owner giggled for days over selling them for $8/can. However, we in San Diego are only allowed so many blessings. I sure wish I could plant a nice cherry tree, or maybe some Darwin tulips.