It can cause stunted growth and reduced yields in affected plants.

[1] CEVd can also infect tomato plants.

Affected trees will show rootstock "shelling" where the bark peels off of the rootstock – the lower tree that the main orange cultivar was grafted onto.

Generally trifoliate orange rootstocks and their hybrids are susceptible.

When pruning in infected orchards, tools must be vigorously bleached between cuts to prevent cross-contamination and the spread of infections.