Hardiness Zone 4: -30 to -20 °F
Zone 4 covers places whose average annual extreme winter low falls between -30 and -20 °F (-34.4 to -28.9 °C). The Upper Midwest, the Great Lakes region, and interior New England.
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2 photos Zone 4 fallen trees
by anita busickhouse sits at top of slope; house is 1 1/2 story with wrap around porch which is about four feet above...
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7 photos Zone 4 Minnetonka Landscape Facelift
Our clients asked us to create more privacy from the street without "walling them in". We utilized gentle...
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3 photos Zone 4 gimamma's front yard 2011
by gimammagarden area measuring 8 X 25 from street to house and 8 X 15 in "L" shape along the front of the house,...
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11 photos Zone 4 Outdoor Living Area
by MeadowlarkWhat used to be a large empty dirt pile, is slowly transforming into a living area, soon to include an...
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5 photos Zone 4 Sideyard
by MeadowlarkA continuation of the paver patio area, which is moving forward. Pretty much all we can ever hope for...and...
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5 photos Zone 4 Front pavers
by MeadowlarkA 1959 ranch style home with a (at the time) 42 year old sidewalk to remove. Are you aware that cement gets...
Zone 4 facts
| Full band | -30 to -20 °F (-34.4 to -28.9 °C) |
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| Zone 4a (colder half) | -30 to -25 °F |
| Zone 4b (warmer half) | -25 to -20 °F |
| Where it occurs | The Upper Midwest, the Great Lakes region, and interior New England. |
| Yards on YardShare tagged zone 4 | 37 |
Plants rated hardy to zone 4 should survive an average winter low in this band. Summer heat, rainfall, soil, and microclimates still decide the rest, and the full researched zone guide is being built for this page.
Data: 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (USDA and PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University). Yard counts and photos are live from the YardShare archive; member-entered zone tags are shown as members set them.