Click the downloadable graphic: Shifting Planting Zones Map Planting zones shifting north across the U.S. As our climate warms due to heat-trapping carbon pollution, planting zones have shifted ...

Comparing the 2023 map to the previous version from 2012 clearly shows that as climate change warms the Earth, plant hardiness zones are shifting ... hardiness zones, planting dates or disease ...

plant hardiness zones have shifted north toward higher latitudes and elevations. As minimum temperatures warm and a location's planting zone increases (e.g., from Zone 5 to Zone 6), certain ...

Credit: USDA Comparing the 2023 map to the previous version from 2012 clearly shows that as climate change warms the Earth, plant hardiness zones are shifting ... zones, planting dates or disease ...

But Daly says, in the big picture, climate change is playing a role in changing what grows where in the US: "Over the long run, we will expect to see a slow shifting northward of zones as climate ...

“The hardiness zones have always been a useful tool — not necessarily a Bible — but a tool to help people think about what they’re planting and why and where,” said Dan Lambe, the Arbor ...

The USDA divides the United States into seven planting regions, known as hardiness zones, which were most recently updated in 2023. The maps below show these planting regions. Need a break?