The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant flowering maple in Madison Heights can be figured out 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 has passed.

You can not plant flowering maple until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant flowering maple in Madison Heights 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your flowering maple indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Madison Heights. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Madison Heights is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Madison Heights 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 Madison Heights

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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