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

It's possible to estimate when you can plant flowering maple by referring to the USDA zone info for Richland Center.

Planting Calendar for Flowering Maple

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

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

The earliest that you can plant flowering maple in Richland Center 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. 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 the last frost is on May 15 in Richland Center. You can expect an average low temperature of -25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Richland Center 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 Richland Center last frost occurs after May 15 be ready to protect your flowering maple in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Richland Center

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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