USDA Hardiness Zone 3
USDA Zone 3
Fruit bushes, berry plants and trees rated for zone 3, where the coldest night of the year averages -40°F to -30°F.
- -40°F to -30°Faverage coldest night
- 39plants for this zone
- 3a and 3bthe two half zones
Voyageurs National Park, northern Minnesota. Photo: National Park Service
Plants for zone 3
- Zone 3a, -40°F to -35°F
- Zone 3b, -35°F to -30°F
This is not the official USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map. We drew it from the 2023 USDA and Oregon State University zone data and smoothed it to fit the page. Look up your exact zone by ZIP code on the USDA map.
About zone 3
- Coldest night of the year
- -40°F to -30°F on average
- Where it is
- Northern Minnesota, the northern edge of North Dakota and Montana, a corner of northern Maine and a large part of interior Alaska.
- Cities and towns in zone 3
- International Falls, Bemidji and Roseau in Minnesota.
- In our nursery
- 39 plants rated for zone 3 winters
A zone only tells you how cold winter gets. It says nothing about summer heat, rain, soil or frost dates, so check each plant's page for the rest.