United States regional guide · NY
Permaculture in New York
New York reaches from cold Adirondack and interior uplands to lake-moderated fruit belts and the warmer New York City region. Snow, slope, lake effects, and wide differences in season length create several distinct growing regions.
USDA span
3b–7b
Census region
Northeast
Climate starting point
USDA hardiness zones in New York
New York includes USDA zones 3b–7b. Hardiness zones describe typical annual extreme minimum temperatures; within-state elevation, wind, water, soil, and urban heat can change what succeeds on a particular site.
Regional plant starting points
Plants to explore for a New York design
These plants are useful starting points for researching a design in New York. Confirm each choice against your exact zone, site conditions, local ecology, and management goals.
European Pear
Pyrus communis
- Layer
- Canopy
- Type
- Deciduous Tree
Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum
- Layer
- Shrub
- Type
- Perennial
Pawpaw
Asimina triloba
- Layer
- Sub-Canopy
- Type
- Deciduous Tree
American Hazelnut
Corylus americana
- Layer
- Shrub
- Type
- Perennial
American Chestnut
Castanea dentata
- Layer
- Canopy
- Type
- Deciduous Tree
American Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
- Layer
- Shrub
- Type
- Perennial