Pacific Northwest Plant Disease Management Handbook

Plants Resistant or Susceptible to Verticillium Wilt

Reviewed: March 2023

Goldenrain tree (Koelreuteria paniculata) with Verticillium wilt.

Jerry Weiland

Plants Resistant or Susceptible to Verticillium Wilt
Resistant or Immune			Susceptible
Trees
beech	hackberry	mulberry	ash	fringe tree	Prunus spp.
birch	hawthorn	plane tree	black locust	golden-rain tree	redbud
conifers (all)	honey locust	poplar	box elder	horse chestnut	Russian olive
crabapple	hornbeam	sweet gum	camphor tree	Japanese pagoda tree	sassafras
dogwood	katsura tree	sycamore	carob	Kentucky coffee tree	serviceberry
eucalyptus	mountain ash	willow	carrotwood	linden*	smoke tree
			catalpa	magnolia	tree of heaven
			cork tree	maple*	tupelo
			elder	oak*	tulip tree
			elm	peppertree	walnut
			flannel bush	persimmon	yellowwood
Shrubs
arborvitae	juniper		fuchsia	privet	sumac
			heather	rose	Viburnum sp.
			lilac
Vegetables
asparagus	carrot	pea	cabbage	melons	radish
			celery	pepper	rhubarb
			cucumber	potato*	tomato*
			eggplant*	pumpkin
Flowers
African violet	hollyhock	primrose	aster	dahlia	petunia
ageratum	periwinkle	zinnia	begonia	geranium	snapdragon
baby’s breath	pansy		carnation	impatiens	sunflower*
			chrysanthemum*	peony
Fruit
apple	pear		barberry	grape	Ribes spp.
			blackberry	Prunus spp.	strawberry*
			black raspberry	raspberry	watermelon
Weeds
grass	monocots (all)		dandelion	nightshade	shepherds-purse
			groundsel	pigweed	velvetleaf
			lambsquarters	sagebrush
Field Crops
corn	monocots (all)		alfalfa*	hops	rapeseed
			clover	mint*	safflower
			cotton
Miscellaneous
cacti	ferns	gymnosperms
References Douglas, S.M. 2008. Verticillium Wilt of Vegetables and Herbaceous Ornamentals. The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (www.ct.gov/caes). Farr, D.F., and Rossman, A.Y. Fungal Databases, U.S. National Fungus Collections, ARS, USDA. Retrieved December 20, 2017, from https://nt.ars-grin.gov/fungaldatabases/ McCain, A.H., Raabe, R.D., and Wilhelm, S. 1981. Plants Resistant or Susceptible to Verticillium Wilt. University of California Leaflet 2703. *Resistant cultivars or species are available.

Pscheidt, J.W., and Ocamb, C.M. (Senior Eds.). 2024 Pacific Northwest Plant Disease Management Handbook.
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