One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By reviewing the USDA zone info for Arvin you should be able to estimate when it's the best time to plant flowering maple.

Planting Calendar for Flowering Maple

Frost tolerance for flowering maple:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

It's probably a bad idea to plant flowering maple until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant flowering maple in Arvin is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant flowering maple and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your flowering maple may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your flowering maple indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Arvin the average date of last frost happens on February 15. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Arvin may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Arvin last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to cover your flowering maple if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Arvin

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Arvin

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