Project update May 2003

A total of 36 nurseries in Texas, both wholesale and retail, have been visited thus far. Nurseries in the following 27 counties in Texas have been surveyed (See map)

Bastrop Frio Nueces
Bexar Gillespie San Jacinto
Bowie Harris Smith
Brazoria Harrison Travis
Brazos Hidalgo Uvalde
Burnet Kendall Van Zandt
Caldwell Kerr Waller
Cameron Matagorda Wharton
Fort Bend Medina Williamson
Plant species
Common name
Number of Samples Positive for
Phytophthora spp
Rhododendron spp Azalea 12
Nandina spp Nandina 4
Lonicera spp Honeysuckle 3
Raphiolepis indica Indian Hawthorn 1
Liriope muscari Liriope 1
Nerium oleander Oleander 1
Eleagnus spp Eleagnus 1
Pyracantha spp Pyracantha coccinea 1
Live Oak Quercus virginiana 1

 

The following plant species were sampled:

Scientific Name
Common Name
Family
Acer spp Red Maple Aceraceae
Acer spp Japanese Red Maple Aceraceae
Bambusa spp Bamboo Gramineae
Bignonia capreolata Cross Vine Bignoniaceae
Bougainvillea spp Bougainvillea Nyctaginaceae
Campsis radicans Trumpet vine Bignoniaceae
Cassia fistula Golden Shower Tree Fabaceae
Chaenomeles spp Flowering Quince Rosaceae
Cotoneaster spp Cotoneaster Rosaceae
Eleagnus spp Eleagnus Elaeagnaceae
Eriobotrya japonica Loquat Rosaceae
Escallonia spp Escallonia Escalloniaceae
Ficus spp Ficus Tree Moraceae
Fraxinus spp Ash Oleaceae
Gardenia spp Gardenia Rubiaceae
Gelsemium sempervirens Carolina Jessamine Loganiaceae
Hibiscus spp Hibiscus Malvaceae
Hydranga spp Hydranga Saxifragaceae
Ilex Foster's Holly Aquifoliaceae
Laurus nobilis Bay Laurel Lauraceae
Ligustrum japonicum Waxleaf Ligustrum Oleaceae
Liriope muscari Liriope Liliaceae
Lonicera spp Honeysuckle 'Purple' Caprifoliaceae
Lonicera spp Honeysuckle 'Hall's' Caprifoliaceae
Lonicera spp Honeysuckle 'Pink Lemonade' Caprifoliaceae
Lonicera spp Honeysuckle 'Americana' Caprifoliaceae
Lonicera spp Honeysuckle 'Coral' Caprifoliaceae
Lonicera spp Honeysuckle 'Purple' Caprifoliaceae
Morella spp Wax myrtle Myricaceae
Nandina domestica Nandina 'Domestica' Berberidaceae
Nandina domestica Nandina 'Compact' Berberidaceae
Nandina spp Nandina 'Gulf Stream' Beridaceae
Scientific Name
Common
Name
Family
Nandina spp Nandina
'Dwarf'
Berberidaceae
Nandina spp Nandina
'Harbor Dwarf'
Berberidaceae
Nandina spp Nandina 'Gulfstream' Berberidaceae
Neolitsea sericea Japanese Silver Tree Lauraceae
Nerium oleander Oleander Apocynaceae
Photinia freser Red Tip Photinia Rosaceae
Pittosporum tobira spp Variegated Pittosporum Pittosporaceae
Pittosporum tobira spp Green Pittosporum Pittosporaceae
Pittosporum tobira spp Pittosporum 'Wheeler's Dwarf' Pittosporaceae
Prunus laurocerasus Cherry Laurel Rosaceae
Pyracantha coccinea Pyracantha Rosaceae
Pyrus calleryana Bradford Pear Rosaceae
Quercus bicolor Swamp White Oak Fagaceae
Quercus glaucoides Lacey Oak Fagaceae
Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak Fagaceae
Quercus muehlenbergii Chinquapin Oak Fagaceae
Quercus nigra Water Oak Fagaceae
Quercus phellos Willow Oak Fagaceae
Quercus polymorpha

Mexican/
Monterrey Oak

Fagaceae
Quercus prinus Chestnut Oak Fagaceae
Quercus rizophylla Loquat Oak Fagaceae
Quercus robur 'Fastigiata' English Oak Fagaceae
Quercus shumardii Red Oak Fagaceae
Quercus spp White Oak Fagaceae
Quercus virginiana Live Oak Fagaceae
Raphiolepis spp Indian Hawthorn Rosaceae
Rhododendron spp Azalea Ericaceae
Rosa spp Rose Rosaceae
Tecomaria capensis Honeysuckle 'Cape'  
Ternstroemia gymnanthera Cleyara Theaceae
Viburnum spp Viburnum Caprifoliaceae

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



For technical assistance with this page contact the Technology Assisted Learning Lab at (979) 862-3449 or via e-mail at prabha@neo.tamu.edu. For more information about Sudden Oak Death at Texas A & M University, contact Dr. David Appel at 979-845-8273 or by e-mail at appel@ppserver.tamu.edu; or Sara Service at 979-587-2701 or by e-mail s-service@neo.tamu.edu