One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

The USDA zone info for Galena Park can be looked at to determine 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 all chance of frost has passed.

You can not plant flowering maple until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant flowering maple in Galena Park is March. However, you really should wait until April 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 September. Any later than that and your flowering maple may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your flowering maple indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Galena Park. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Galena Park and it will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Galena Park it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to cover your flowering maple if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Galena Park

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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