One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

A common way of figuring out when you can plant flowering maple is to consult the USDA zone info for Bozeman.

Planting Calendar for Flowering Maple

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

You should not plant flowering maple until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant flowering maple in Bozeman 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. 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. Starting your flowering maple indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Bozeman. You should expect an average low temperature of -25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Bozeman may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Bozeman there is a last frost after May 15 be ready to cover your flowering maple in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Bozeman

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°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 -20°F.

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