Plant Growing Zones

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Tree and Plant Growing Zones for USDA hardiness zones 2 through 9

For the past 60 years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has collected environmental data about plant hardiness throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. This information from the USDA National Arboretum was then made into a tree and plant growing zone map.

The US national arboretum gathered this information and made an easy to follow color coded map. They divided North America into 11 zones, based on the lowest temperatures recorded in those areas over the past few decades. These areas can help you and other gardeners determine how likely a certain species of plant is to survive in your areas general climate.

united states department of agriculture plant growing zones map
The following environmental factors that can change from year to year will affect how your plants grow. Acid rain, gaseous and particulate pollution, security lighting, and toxic wastes, among many other stress factors, have significantly increased the potential for unsatisfactory performance of landscape plants and trees.

US national arboretum plant hardiness zones
New techniques of planting, transplanting, watering, fertilizing, and providing pest control measures have done much to increase the healthy growth of landscape plants.

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