Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of figuring out when it's the best time to plant flowering maple is to use the USDA zone info for Winter Garden.

Planting Calendar for Flowering Maple

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

You should not plant flowering maple until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant flowering maple in Winter Garden 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 fully mature. Starting your flowering maple indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Winter Garden. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Winter Garden is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Winter Garden last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to protect your flowering maple in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Winter Garden

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 Winter Garden

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Winter Garden.