When to Plant Flowering Maple in Dunn, NC

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 USDA zone info for Dunn should be reviewed to figure out when it's possible to plant flowering maple.


Planting Calendar for Flowering Maple

Frost tolerance for flowering maple: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant flowering maple
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant flowering maple
Probably not a good time to plant flowering maple

The earliest that you can plant flowering maple in Dunn 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. If you wait any later than that and your flowering maple may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your flowering maple indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Dunn the average date of last frost happens on March 15. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Dunn may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Dunn it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to cover your flowering maple if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Dunn

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)November 15
Lowest Expected Low10°F
Highest Expected Low15°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 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Dunn

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