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

The earliest that you can plant flowering maple in Oswego can be estimated by referring to 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 when the weather gets warmer.

Since flowering maple do not do well in cold weather you really should wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant flowering maple in Oswego 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. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your flowering maple indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Oswego. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Always keep in mind that the actual date of last frost may not be accurate from year to year because it is based on the USDA zone info for Oswego and it changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Oswego you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your flowering maple in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Oswego

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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