When to Plant Flowering Maple in Palm Coast, FL

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant flowering maple in Palm Coast can be figured out by checking out 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 when the weather gets warmer.

Since flowering maple require warm weather you must wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant flowering maple
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant flowering maple
Probably not a good time to plant flowering maple

The earliest that you can plant flowering maple in Palm Coast 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 really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your flowering maple indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Palm Coast. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Palm Coast is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Palm Coast you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your flowering maple in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Palm Coast

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 Low20°F
Highest Expected Low25°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.

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