One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Lodi can be used to estimate when to plant flowering maple.

Planting Calendar for Flowering Maple

Frost tolerance for flowering maple:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Flowering Maple do not do well in cold weather which tells us that it's important to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant flowering maple in Lodi 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. Any later than that and your flowering maple may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your flowering maple indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Lodi. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Lodi is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Lodi you get a frost after February 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your flowering maple in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lodi

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 Lodi

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