One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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.

You can determine when it's the best time to plant flowering maple in Tracy by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Flowering Maple

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

Flowering Maple do not do well in cold weather which means that it is important to wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant flowering maple in Tracy 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your flowering maple may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your flowering maple indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Tracy. You should expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Tracy is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Tracy you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so always be ready to cover your flowering maple in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Tracy

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Tracy

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Tracy.