When to Plant Flowering Maple in Versailles, KY

One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant flowering maple in Versailles can be determined 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 all chance of frost has passed.

Flowering Maple are not cold tolerant which means that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant flowering maple
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The earliest that you can plant flowering maple in Versailles is April. However, you really should wait until May 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 August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else 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 few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Versailles. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Versailles is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Versailles there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your flowering maple in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Versailles

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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