Verticillium Wilt in Landscape Trees and Shrubs
A soil-borne disease that can cause wilting, decline, and even failure across many kinds of landscape plants.
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What Verticillium Wilt Is
Verticillium wilt is a soil-borne disease that causes wilting, decline, and failure of many species of landscape plants. Because the pathogen lives in the soil rather than spreading through the air, it can affect trees and shrubs planted in a compromised site for years.
Helping an Affected Plant Recover
Irrigation and pruning aid in the recovery of affected plants. Supporting the plant's overall health gives it the best chance of pushing through an active infection.
Replanting a Site After Verticillium Wilt
If a plant lost to verticillium wilt needs to be replaced, the site must be replanted with a resistant variety. Because the pathogen persists in the soil, choosing a susceptible species again puts the new planting at risk.
When to Call an Arborist
If you're seeing unexplained wilting or dieback in a landscape tree or shrub, an arborist can help confirm whether verticillium wilt is the cause and guide next steps for the affected plant and any future replanting.
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Another vascular disease that causes wilting and decline in a specific host species.
Plant Health Care
Diagnosis and ongoing care to support trees and shrubs affected by soil-borne disease.
