Zone |
Fahrenheit |
Example Cities |
1 |
Below -50 F |
Fairbanks, Alaska;
Resolute, NT (Canada) |
2a |
-50 to -45 F |
Prudhoe Bay, Alaska; Flin Flon, Manitoba |
2b |
-45 to -40 F |
Unalakleet, Alaska; Pinecreek, Minnesota |
3a |
-40 to -35 F |
International Falls, MN; St. Michael, Alaska |
3b |
-35 to -30 F |
Tomahawk,
Wisconsin; Sidney, Montana |
4a |
-30 to -25 F |
Minneapolis, MN; Lewistown, Montana |
4b |
-25 to -20 F |
Northwood, Iowa; Nebraska |
5a |
-20 to -15 F |
Des Moines, Iowa; Illinois |
5b |
-15 to -10 F |
Columbia, Missouri; Mansfield, PA |
6a |
-10 to -5 F |
St. Louis, Missouri; Lebanon, PA |
6b |
-5 to 0 F |
McMinnville, Tennessee; Branson, MS |
7a |
0 to 5 F |
Oklahoma City, OK; South Boston, VA |
7b |
5 to 10 F |
Little Rock, Arkansas; Griffin, Georgia |
8a |
10 to 15 F |
Tifton, Georgia; Dallas, Texas |
8b |
15 to 20 F |
Austin, Texas; Gainesville, Florida |
9a |
20 to 25 F |
Houston, Texas; St. Augustine, Florida |
9b |
25 to 30 F |
Brownsville, Texas; Fort Pierce, Florida |
10a |
30 to 35 F |
Naples, Florida; Victorville, California |
10b |
35 to 40 F |
Miami, Florida; Coral Gables, Florida |
11 |
above 40 F |
Honolulu, Hawaii; Key West, Florida |
In using the
map to select a suitable environment for a landscape plant, today's gardeners should keep in mind the following:
Stress Factors.
New Plant Management Systems.
New techniques of planting, transplanting, watering, fertilizing, and providing pest control measures
have done much to increase the vigor of landscape plants.
Artificial Environments.
We have pushed the use of plants into totally artificial environments such as expressways, malls,
elevated decks, and buildings where plant roots are totally removed from the ground and its warming influence.
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