One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to determine when you can plant flowering maple by checking out the USDA zone info for Tupelo.

Planting Calendar for Flowering Maple

Frost tolerance for flowering maple:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Since flowering maple do not do well in cold weather you have to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant flowering maple in Tupelo 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. Any later than that and 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

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

Since the USDA zone info for Tupelo may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Tupelo it frosts late in the year after April 15 so always be ready to cover your flowering maple in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Tupelo

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

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

Plants to Grow in Tupelo

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