Zone 1
Below -45.6 C
Below -50 F
Betula
glandulosa (dwarf birch)
Empetrum
nigrum (black crowberry)
Populus
tremuloides (quaking aspen)
Potentilla
pensylvanica (Pennsylvania cinquefoil)
Rhododendron
lapponicum (Lapland rhododendron)
Salix reticulata
(netleaf willow)
Zone 2
-50 to -40 F
-45.6 to -40 C
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (bearberry - zone 2b)
Betula
papyrifera (paper birch)
Cornus
canadensis (bunchberry)
Dasiphora
fruticosa (shrubby cinquefoil)
Elaeagnus
commutata (silverberry)
Larix laricina
(eastern larch)
Pinus mugo (mugo pine)
Ulmus americana (American elm)
Viburnum
opulus var. americanum (American cranberry-bush)
Zone 3
-40 to -30 F
-40 to -34.5 C
Acer
saccharum (sugar maple)
Betula pendula (European white birch)
Cornus alba (Tatarian dogwood)
Elaeagnus
angustifolia (Russian olive)
Euonymus alatus (winged euonymus - zone 3b)
Hydrangea
paniculata (panicle hydrangea)
Juniperus
communis (common juniper)
Juniperus horizontalis (creeping juniper)
Lonicera
tatarica (Tatarian honeysuckle)
Malus baccata
(Siberian crabapple)
Parthenocissus
quinquefolia (Virginia creeper)
Picea abies (Norway spruce)
Pinus strobus (eastern white pine - zone 3b)
Rosa rugosa (rugosa rose)
Spiraea
×vanhouttei (Van Houtte spirea)
Thuja occidentalis
(American arborvitae)
Zone 4
-30 to -20 F
-34.5 to -28.9 C
Abeliophyllum distichum (white forsythia)
Aesculus ×carnea (red horse-chestnut)
Aristolochia durior (Dutchman's pipe)
Berberis
thunbergii (Japanese barberry)
Forsythia ovata (early forsythia)
Ginkgo biloba (ginkgo, maidenhair-tree)
Juniperus
chinensis (Chinese juniper)
Ligustrum
obtusifolium ssp. suave (Amur privet)
Ligustrum
vulgare (common privet)
Malus ×arnoldiana (Arnold crabapple)
Metasequoia glyptostroboides (dawn redwood)
Parthenocissus
tricuspidata (Boston ivy)
Rhododendron mollis hybrids (mollis azalea)
Taxus cuspidata
(Japanese yew)
Zone 5
-20 to -10 F
-28.9 to -23.3 C
Acer
palmatum (Japanese maple)
Berberis aquifolium (Oregon-grape - zone 5b)
Carya illinoinensis 'Major' (pecan cultivar - grows, but does not fruit, in zone 5)
Chamaecyparis pisifera (Sawara cypress)
Cornus
florida (flowering dogwood)
Cornus kousa (Japanese dogwood, kousa dogwood)
Cotoneaster
microphyllus (small-leaf cotoneaster)
Deutzia
gracilis (slender deutzia)
Elaeagnus multiflora (cherry elaeagnus)
Euonymus
fortunei (winter-creeper)
Forsythia suspensa (weeping forsythia - zone 5b)
Hibiscus syriacus (shrub althaea, rose-of-Sharon - zone 5b)
Iberis sempervirens (evergreen candytuft)
Ilex crenata (Japanese holly - zone 5b)
Koelreuteria paniculata (golden rain-tree - zone 5b)
Laburnum ×watereri (goldenchain tree)
Pieris japonica (Japanese andromeda)
Prunus yedoensis (Yoshino cherry - zone 5b)
Rosa multiflora
(multiflora rose)
Stewartia pseudocamellia (Japanese stewartia)
Viburnum ×burkwoodii (Burkwood viburnum)
Zelkova serrata (Japanese zelkova)
Zone 6
-10 to 0 F
-23.3 to -17.8 C
Buxus sempervirens
(common boxwood)
Carya illinoinensis 'Major' (pecan cultivar - fruits in zone 6)
Cedrus
atlantica (Atlas cedar)
Cercis chinensis (Chinese redbud)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Lawson cypress - zone 6b)
Cytisus ×praecox (Warminster broom)
Hedera
helix (English ivy)
Ilex opaca
(American holly)
Ligustrum
ovalifolium (California privet)
Nandina domestica
(heavenly bamboo)
Prunus
laurocerasus (cherry-laurel)
Sequoiadendron giganteum
(giant sequoia)
Taxus baccata
(English yew)
Zone 7
0 to 10 F C
-17.8 to -12.3 C
Acer macrophyllum
(bigleaf maple)
Araucaria araucana (monkey puzzle - zone 7b)
Berberis darwinii (Darwin's barberry)
Camellia sasanqua (sasanqua camellia)
Cedrus deodara (deodar cedar)
Cistus laurifolius (laurel rockrose)
Cunninghamia lanceolata (cunninghamia)
Elaeagnus pungens (thorny elaeagnus)
Ilex aquifolium (English holly)
Lagerstroemia indica (crapemyrtle)
Melia azedarach (chinaberry - zone 7b)
Osmanthus heterophyllus (holly osmanthus)
Pinus radiata (Monterey pine - zone 7b)
Rhododendron
Kurume Group (Kurume azalea)
Sequoia sempervirens (coast redwood)
Zone 8
10 to 20 F
-12.3 to -6.6 C
Arbutus
unedo (strawberry-tree)
Butia capitata (Pindo palm - zone 8b)
Camellia reticulata (Yunnan camellia)
Ceanothus impressus (Santa Barbara ceanothus)
Choisya
ternata (Mexican orange)
Cinnamomum camphora (camphor tree)
Eriobotrya japonica (loquat)
×Fatshedera lizei (botanical-wonder)
Myrtus communis (true myrtle - zone 8b)
Nerium oleander (oleander - zone 8b)
Olea eurpoaea (common olive)
Olearia
x haastii (New Zealand daisy-bush)
Pittosporum
tobira (Japanese pittosporum)
Rhaphiolepis indica (Indian hawthorn)
Rhododendron 'Loderi King George' (hybrid rhododendron)
Rhododendron southern Indian hybrids (Indian azalea)
Viburnum
tinus (laurustinus)
Zone 9
20 to 30 F
-6.6 to -1.1 C
Asparagus
setaceus (asparagus-fern)
Bauhinia variegata (orchidtree)
Casuarina equisetifolia (Australian pine - zone 9b)
Corymbia citriodora (lemon-scented gum)
Eucalyptus
globulus (Tasmanian blue gum)
Fremontodendron mexicanum (flannel bush)
Fuchsia
hybrids (fuchsia)
Grevillea
robusta (silky-oak)
Schinus
molle (California pepper-tree)
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (Chinese hibiscus)
Schinus terebinthifolius (Brazilian pepper-tree)
Syzygium
paniculatum (Australian brush-cherry)
Zone 10
30 to 40 F
-1.1 to 4.4 C
Bougainvillea
spectabilis (bougainvillea)
Cassia
fistula (golden shower)
Ensete
ventricosum (Abyssinian-banana)
Euphorbia pulcherrima (poinsettia)
Ficus elastica
(rubber plant)
Jacaranda acutifolia (green ebony)
Roystonea
regia (royal palm)