Deciduous Planting Dates
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This section is from the book "The Complete Garden", by Albert D. Taylor. Also available from Amazon: The Complete Garden.
Deciduous Planting Dates
The following tabulation shows the average dates for the beginning and the ending of normal planting seasons for deciduous plants in different sections of the United States and Canada. Note how nearly equal are the total working days for spring and fall planting seasons in sections which possess two distinct seasons. For supplementary information refer to Plate No. II and to Plate No. III.
Locality as Typical of Surrounding Territory | Spring | Fall | ||||
average Opening | Average Close | Working Days | average Opening | average Close | Working Days | |
Northern New York State ........................................................... | April 25 | June 1 | 34 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 1 | 26 |
Camden and Belfast,Maine ......................................................... | April 20 | June 1 | 36 | Sept. 20 | Nov. 10 | 43 |
Buffalo, New York......... | April 10 | May 20 | 34 | Oct. 20 | Nov. 20 | 27 |
Minneapolis, Minnesota ............................................................... | April 15 | May 15 | 26 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 15 | 26 |
Hartford and Central Connecticut ...................................... | April 15 | June 1 | 40 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 15 | 39 |
Boston, Massachusetts ................................................................. | April 15 | May 30 | 40 | Oct. 20 | Nov. 20 | 28 |
Toronto and Upper Ontario .......................................................... | April 1 | June 1 | 52 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 30 | 48 |
Painesville, Ohio ......................................................................... | March 15 | May 15 | 48 | Oct. 10 | Nov. 25 | 39 |
Long Island, New York ............................................................... | April 1 | May 15 | 39 | Oct. 15 | Dec. 1 | 39 |
Cleveland, Ohio ........................................................................... | April 1 | May 20 | 43 | Oct. 10 | Dec. 5 | 48 |
Southeastern Pennsylvania ........................................................ | March 25 | May 15 | 45 | Oct. 1 | Dec. 10 | 60 |
Spokane, Washington ................................................................. | March 20 | May 1 | 39 | Oct. 15 | Dec. 1 | 38 |
Southern Iowa, Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Mssouri .................................................................................. | March 20 | May 1 | 35 | Oct. 20 | Dec. 10 | 43 |
New Jersey Coastal Plain ........................................................... | March 1 | May 1 | 53 | Oct. 15 | Dec. 15 | 51 |
Cincinnati, Ohio .......................................................................... | March 1 | Mays | 57 | Nov. 1 | Dec. 20 | 43 |
San Francisco ............................................................................. | Feb. 1 | Feb.15 | 13 | Oct. 1 | Dec. 1 | 53 |
Virgnia Coastal Plain .................................................................. | Nov. 1 | April 30 | 150 | |||
*Georgia and Carolina Piedmont ............................................... | See Fall | March 23 | 100 | Nov. 23 | See Spring | |
Portland, Oregon ........................................................................ | Jan. 15 | April 15 | 80 | Oct. 10 | Jan.15 | 80 |
*Sacramento-fresno Valley .......................................................... | See Fall | April 1 | 150 | Oct. 1 | See Spring | |
Jacksonville, Florida ................................................................... | Nov. 15 | April 15 | 115 | |||
Highlands (Lake Region) Florida..... | Nov. 1 | Jan. 20 | 66 | |||
*Planting season is continuous during the winter months.
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