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Can You Grow Persimmon in Zone 3b?

Zone 3b 153 frost-free days🌱 Beginner Friendly
Quick Answer: ❌ No — Asian persimmon cannot handle the cold winters in your zone — try American persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) for zones 4-9.
❌ No

Persimmon won't survive Zone 3b winters outdoors

Asian persimmon cannot handle the cold winters in your zone — try American persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) for zones 4-9.

🌱 What Does Grow in Zone 3b?

These alternatives thrive in your conditions.

🍎 Apple ✅ 🫐 Blueberry ✅ 🫐 Elderberry ✅ 🍈 Gooseberry ✅ 🍓 Raspberry ✅

🌿 Other Things That Grow in Zone 3b

🍎 Apple ✅ 🥬 Arugula ✅ Beginner 🌿 Asparagus ✅ ❤️ Beets ✅ Beginner 🫐 Blueberry ✅ 💙 Borage ✅ Beginner 🥦 Broccoli ✅ 🫛 Brussels Sprouts ✅
See all plants for Zone 3b →

📍 Where Else Can You Grow Persimmon?

Zone 7a Zone 7b Zone 8a Zone 8b Zone 9a Zone 9b

🗺️ USDA Plant Hardiness Zones

Zone 3 is shown in this colour on the map below
2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map — zones 1 to 13

2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map — public domain. USDA Agricultural Research Service

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USDA zones run 1a–13b (26 half-zones). Each full zone above covers both the a and b half-zones. Browse all US zones →

Technical climate details for Zone 3b
USDA Zone
3b
Last Frost
early May
First Frost
early October
Frost-Free Days
153
Persimmon Zone Range
7a – 10b

Frequently Asked Questions

Asian persimmon cannot handle the cold winters in your zone — try American persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) for zones 4-9.
Zone 3b is in USDA Hardiness Zone 3b with approximately 153 frost-free days per year.
Persimmon grows in USDA Zones 7a–10b.
Persimmon is beginner-friendly and one of the easier crops to grow.