Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden 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 Bemidji 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.

Since flowering maple do not do well in cold weather it's important to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant flowering maple in Bemidji is May. However, you really should wait until June 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. Any later than that and 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 May 15 in Bemidji. You can expect an average low temperature of -35°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Bemidji is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Bemidji last frost occurs after May 15 be ready to protect your flowering maple in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Bemidji

Here is the info for USDA Zone 3b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-35°F
Highest Expected Low	-30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -30°F.

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