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Interactive USDA Gardening and Plant Hardiness Zone Map for New Jersey

Based on the 1990 USDA Hardiness Zone Map, this interactive version covers the state of New Jersey which ranges from USDA Zone 5b to USDA Zone 7b.

USDA Zone 5b

-15°F to -10°F

USDA Zone 6a

-10°F to -5°F

USDA Zone 6b

-5°F to 0°F

USDA Zone 7a

0°F to 5°F

USDA Zone 7b

5°F to 10°F

What are Hardiness Zones, Gardening Zones, Growing Zones and Plant Zones?

Hardiness Zones, Gardening Zones, Growing Zones and Plant Zones refer to defined geographic regions that can support specific plants, flowers and trees. The zones define a minimum range of temperatures that a plant or tree can survive safely in that zone. The most commonly used Hardiness Zones were defined by the USDA. The USDA provides a hard copy map that displays these zone throughout the US. The last update to this map covers minimum temperatures from 1961 to 1990. An updated map is currently in production, but has not been released yet. Plant Maps provides the only interactive version of the USDA hardiness zone map available on the internet.

Zone Maps for Adjacent States

Delaware Zone Map
New York Zone Map
Pennsylvania Zone Map

Zoom to Major Cities in New Jersey

Zoom to Brick USDA Zone 7aBrick - USDA Zone 7a
Zoom to Camden USDA Zone 6bCamden - USDA Zone 6b
Zoom to Edison USDA Zone 6bEdison - USDA Zone 6b
Zoom to Elizabeth USDA Zone 6bElizabeth - USDA Zone 6b
Zoom to Jersey City USDA Zone 6bJersey City - USDA Zone 6b
Zoom to Newark USDA Zone 6bNewark - USDA Zone 6b
Zoom to Paterson USDA Zone 6bPaterson - USDA Zone 6b
Zoom to Trenton USDA Zone 6bTrenton - USDA Zone 6b

Other Interactive Gardening Maps and Data for New Jersey

Interactive New Jersey Drought Monitor Map
New Jersey First Frost Date Map
New Jersey Last Frost Date Map
Interactive Map of New Jersey Drought Conditions
Interactive Map of New Jersey Heat Zones
Interactive Map of New Jersey Ecoregions
Interactive Maps of Native New Jersey Trees and Plants
Interactive New Jersey Plantmaps Hardiness Zone Map

Interactive Maps of New Jersey Native Plants Distribution Areas

Acer rubrum - red maple Map
Alnus serrulata - hazel alder Map
Amelanchier arborea - downy serviceberry Map
Baccharis halimifolia - eastern baccharis Map
Betula nigra - river birch Map
Betula populifolia - gray birch Map
Carpinus caroliniana - American hornbeam Map
Carya glabra - pignut hickory Map
Carya pallida - sand hickory Map
Carya tomentosa - mockernut hickory Map
Castanea dentata - American chestnut Map
Celtis occidentalis - hackberry Map
Cephalanthus occidentalis - common buttonbush Map
Chamaecyparis thyoides - Atlantic white cedar Map
Cornus florida - flowering dogwood Map
Diospyros virginiana - common persimmon Map
Fagus grandifolia - American beech Map
Fraxinus pennsylvanica - green ash Map
Hamamelis virginiana - witch hazel Map
Ilex laevigata - smooth winterberry Map
Ilex opaca - American holly Map
Ilex verticillata - common winterberry Map
Juglans nigra - black walnut Map
Juniperus virginiana - eastern redcedar Map
Kalmia latifolia - mountain laurel Map
Liquidambar styraciflua - sweetgum Map
Liriodendron tulipifera - yellow poplar Map
Magnolia virginiana - sweetbay Map
Malus angustifolia - southern crab apple Map
Morus rubra - red mulberry Map
Myrica cerifera - southern bayberry Map
Myrica pensylvanica - northern bayberry Map
Nyssa sylvatica - black tupelo Map
Pinus echinata - shortleaf pine Map
Pinus rigida - pitch pine Map
Pinus serotina - pond pine Map
Pinus virginiana - Virginia pine Map
Platanus occidentalis - American sycamore Map
Populus grandidentata - bigtooth aspen Map
Populus heterophylla - swamp cottonwood Map
Populus tremuloides - quaking aspen Map
Prunus americana - American plum Map
Prunus serotina - black cherry Map
Quercus alba - white oak Map
Quercus coccinea - scarlet oak Map
Quercus falcata - southern red oak Map
Quercus ilicifolia - bear oak Map
Quercus marilandica - blackjack oak Map
Quercus nigra - water oak Map
Quercus phellos - willow oak Map
Quercus prinus - chestnut oak Map
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