Sparse leaves on tulip trees in southeast Ohio, central West Virginia
6/18/2025 4:47:51 PM
CATEGORIES:
Plants & Wildlife
AFFECTED AREAS:
Athens County, OH
Belmont County, OH
Gallia County, OH
Guernsey County, OH
Harrison County, OH
Hocking County, OH
Jackson County, OH
Jefferson County, OH
Lawrence County, OH
Meigs County, OH
Monroe County, OH
Morgan County, OH
Muskingum County, OH
Noble County, OH
Perry County, OH
Scioto County, OH
Vinton County, OH
Washington County, OH
Braxton County, WV
Brooke County, WV
Cabell County, WV
Calhoun County, WV
Clay County, WV
Doddridge County, WV
Gilmer County, WV
Hancock County, WV
Harrison County, WV
Jackson County, WV
Kanawha County, WV
Lewis County, WV
Marshall County, WV
Mason County, WV
Ohio County, WV
Pleasants County, WV
Putnam County, WV
Ritchie County, WV
Roane County, WV
Tyler County, WV
Wetzel County, WV
Wirt County, WV
Wood County, WV
Start Date: 5/12/2025
- End Date: 6/18/2025
Many tulip trees in southeast Ohio and central West Virginia have had fewer leaves than usual. Washington County seemed to have been most affected by tulip trees, also known as yellow poplars, having sparse leaves.
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources conducted an aerial flight survey to assess the severity of defoliation.
“The thinned and, in some cases, bare crowns of yellow poplars were apparent from the plane,” according to Thomas Macy, forest health program manager for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. “The damage was patchy in nature, and not consistent across the landscape, but was consistent with the reports we’ve been receiving, and what we’ve been observing on the ground.”
Athens County Independent (Ohio), June 18, 2025
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