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    Credit: M. Grabowski, University of Minnesota
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    Credit: M. Grabowski, University of Minnesota

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    Credit: Paul Bachi, University of Kentucky Research and Education Center, Bugwood.org

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green arrowVerticillium wilt
Verticillium dahliae

  • Leaves on one to several branches turn red to yellow, wilt, die and fall off
  • Dark olive to gray streaks are often visible in the sapwood if the bark is peeled back
  • Symptoms may appear in several branches or in the entire shrub
  • Symptoms are often most obvious in late summer and autumn but can occur throughout the growing season
  • More information on verticillium wilt...

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