Hello, I am interested in the hardiness of thie tree. I have seen it posted at zone 7, but I have heard that they cannot take prolonged cold periods. I live in NJ where I have a microclimate zone 7 due to my proximity to the city of Trenton, but we still have a long period of temperatures in the 20's and 30's. Is this something that this tree can handle or are there other varieties that are more hardy? Thanks
With a zone 7 you should be okay. Once established in the ground for a few years the Maple can handle much colder temperatures. If this is the form you want then get one but I suggest you buy a good sized plant of it. As a caution you can baby it by growing it in a large container which makes it portable, you can move it to secure locations or protected areas and let the plant adapt some to your climatic conditions before you decide to plant it in the ground. Jim
