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According to the new map released in November 2023, about half of the United States has shifted to a new hardiness zone. That's really big news if you consider 80 million Americans use this map to ...
The USDA released a new hardiness zone map and half of the country has shifted. Read more here so you're ready to plant this spring. Gardeners, take note! The USDA released a new hardiness zone ...
Changes to the Ohio map. On the 2012 Plant Hardiness Zone map, Greater Columbus (and a good portion of the rest of Ohio) was in Zone 6a, where the average lowest temperature ranges from -10 to -5 ...
For practical purposes, Canada has adopted the American hardiness zone classification system. The 1990 version of the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map included Canada and Mexico, but they were removed with the 2012 update to focus on the United States and Puerto Rico. [8] The Canadian government publishes both Canadian and USDA-style zone maps. [37]
While most areas of Florida do not experience any type of frozen precipitation, northern Florida can see fleeting snow or sleet a few times each decade. The USDA Hardiness Zones for the state range from Zone 8B (15°F to 20°F) in the extreme northwestern panhandle, to Zone 12A (50°F to 55°F) in the lower Florida Keys.
The USDA Plant hardiness zones for the state range from zone 8a (no colder than 10 °F (−12 °C) ) in the Crestview to zone 10b (no colder than 35 °F (2 °C) ) in Southeast Florida in 1990. [17] Miami Beach and the keys are Zone 11. Fall foliage in North Florida
For example, Seattle, Washington, and the city of Austin, Texas, are both in the USDA hardiness zone 9a because the map is a measure of the coldest temperature a plant can handle.
While the climate for much Florida is humid subtropical, South Florida qualifies as one of several tropical classifications (Köppen Aw, As, Am, or Af). Southeastern Florida falls into USDA zone 10b to 11b for plant hardiness , [ 12 ] where annual extreme low temperatures range from 30 to 40 °F (−1 to 4 °C), versus zone 9 in Central Florida ...