Evaluation of Laurel Wilt Disease in Georgia- Progression in Redbay and Sassafras (2008-2010)
Documentation of the growth and spread of Laurel Wilt in Georgia
Leaf Watch Report October 20th, 2021
…Areas with high concentrations of blackgum and sourwood are currently showing the most vivid colors providing differing shades of red and orange. Sassafras is also beginning to show a variety…
Leaf Watch Report for October 27th, 2021
…vivid yellows, golds, and browns. Sassafras has also began shifting to shades of yellow, orange, and red. Select red maples are slowly making the transformation from green to differing shades…
Final Leaf Watch Report for November 2nd, 2022
…shifting to yellow. Oak – Showing strong colors of red or orange. Sassafras – Yellow. Hickory – Yellow or brown. Estimated percentage of color change from green to date: 100%…
Leaf Watch Report for October 26th, 2022
…Sumac – Red and fading. Beech – Golden brown or yellow. Dogwood – Dull reds quickly fade. Sourwood – Retaining vivid shades of red. Sassafras – Yellow. Sweetgum – Yellow,…
Leaf Watch Report for October 20th, 2022
…red. Sassafras – Green with hints of orange. Sweetgum – Shifting from green to red and yellow. Blackgum – Green fading to red and yellow. Redbud – Shifting from green…
Leaf Watch Report for October 12, 2022
…Beech – Green. Dogwood – Faint red to yellow. Sourwood – Shifting from green to vivid shades of red. Sassafras – Green with hints of orange. Sweetgum – Shifting from…
GFC Leaf Watch: October 23, 2020
…reds. White oak and red oak are slowing shifting to shades of brown and red, but still predominately green. Sassafras took off this week and is showing a variety of…
Leaf Watch Report for November 4th, 2021
…Oak – green slowly fading to brown with occasional dull reds Blackgum – Vibrant reds beginning to dull or fade to yellow Sassafras – shows a variety of yellow, orange,…
Laurel Wilt Disease Associated with Redbay Ambrosia Beetle
…Texas 2015, Kentucky and Tennessee in 2019). Other native forest species susceptible to the disease include redbay (Persea borbonia), swampbay (Persea palustris – often considered synonymous with redbay), sassafras (Sassafras…
