The Adirondacks spans USDA hardiness zones 4a-5a — a range where zone-matched perennials and frost-aware annual timing set what succeeds.
New York's vast northern mountain wilderness — very cold winters, thin acidic soils, and the state's shortest growing seasons. Expect apple, garlic, kale, and sugar maple to be strong candidates here; the deciding factors on any one parcel stay local — soil, sun, and drainage.
The Adirondacks spans New York.
Your yard isn't the whole The Adirondacks.
The Adirondacks spans USDA zones 4a-5a, but your parcel sits in exactly one — and slope, tree cover, and low spots nudge it further. Enter your address and we'll score 1,112 plants against your land's actual soil, sun, and frost.
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Quick Facts
USDA Zones
4a-5a
States
1
Counties
5
Defined by
Counties
Hardiness Zone Range
What Grows in the Adirondacks
Plants matched to the Adirondacks's USDA zones 4a-5a — each links to its full growing profile.
Native Plants Suited to the Adirondacks
US-native plants (USDA PLANTS, Lower 48) whose hardiness range overlaps the Adirondacks’s USDA zones 4a-5a. Zone overlap is a starting filter, not a range map — for plants documented native to your county, your state’s Cooperative Extension or a native-plant society is the authority.
Safe to Grow Here?
What the federal record shows across the Adirondacks — and how to grow with it.
A growing region spans many local records, and contamination is a per-place fact — not a regional verdict. Nationwide we track 1.8M documented sites across 9 federal source types; open the map outlined to the Adirondacks to see exactly what's on record where you grow.
Sources: EPA, USGS — 1.8M documented sites tracked nationwide across 9 federal source types.
Your Specific Parcel Matters
the Adirondacks Average
- ●USDA Zones 4a-5a
- ●Generic soil type for the area
- ●State-average frost dates
YOUR Parcel
- ✓Your exact hardiness zone
- ✓Your SSURGO soil type & pH
- ✓Your sun exposure, cast in 3D
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Read your parcel in the Adirondacks
Pull a site-specific report for your exact address in the Adirondacks — soil, sun, drainage, frost risk, contamination, and scored plant recommendations.
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Key Growing Facts for the Adirondacks
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 4a-5a (USDA PHZM 2023, aggregated across the region)
- States: New York
- Counties covered: 5
- Region boundary: a cluster of neighboring counties
Zone data: USDA ARS Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023. Region boundary: curated county clusters and EPA Level III ecoregions. County boundaries: US Census TIGER/Line 2025.
Frequently Asked Questions
What hardiness zone is the Adirondacks?
The Adirondacks spans USDA hardiness zones 4a-5a, aggregated from the USDA Agricultural Research Service Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 across the region's counties. Zones reflect average annual extreme minimum temperatures from 1991–2020 data.
What grows well in the Adirondacks?
The Adirondacks's conditions suit plants such as Apple, Garlic, Kale, Sugar Maple, Blueberry, Tomato. For site-specific recommendations scored against your parcel's soil, drainage, and sun data, run the Growable Ground report for your address.
Which states does the Adirondacks cover?
The Adirondacks spans New York. Each state's full growing guide is linked below.