When to Plant Flowering Maple in Danville, VA

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when to plant flowering maple in Danville by reviewing the USDA zone info.

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Planting Calendar for Flowering Maple

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

Flowering Maple do not do well in cold weather which means that you have to wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

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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 Danville 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 fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your flowering maple indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Danville. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Danville is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Danville last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your flowering maple in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Danville

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 Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°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.

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