N.C. Forest Service finds laurel wilt in Beaufort and Greene counties for the first time - Washington Daily News

N.C. Forest Service finds laurel wilt in Beaufort and Greene counties for the first time - Washington Daily News

From The N.C. Forest Service The N.C. Forest Service has confirmed that laurel wilt, a devastating disease of redbay and other plants in the laurel family, has been detected on private property in Beaufort and Greene counties, bringing the number of counties where the tree-killing disease has been detected to 21. Sassafras, redbay, swampbay, pondberry, pondspice and spicebush are in the laurel family and can be affected by this disease. Redbay t…

Tree-killing laurel wilt disease continues to spread

RALEIGH —Laurel wilt, a devastating disease of redbay and other plants in the laurel family. is continuing its spread across eastern North Carolina.

Tree-killing laurel wilt detected in 21 North Carolina counties

Tree exhibits symptoms of laurel wilt disease. Photo: Alabama Forestry Commission The North Carolina Forest Service has confirmed that laurel wilt, a tree-killing disease, has been detected in two more counties. Forest officials announced this week that the disease that devastates plants in the laurel family was found on private property in Beaufort and Greene counties, and confirmed by N.C. State University’s Plant Disease and Insect Clinic pat…