New update to the USDA hardiness zone map

The last version was made back in 2012, and it's crazy to compare the two and see how warming has pushed temperature bands further north.

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My area has switched from 9b to 10a, which feels accurate, as winter frosts seem to be fewer and fewer each year. Pretty bleak for the hope that my cherry tree will ever produce :(
- Get one of the new low chill 'Royal Crimson' cherries - it will fruit for you
Thanky. I have this great textbook a friend wrote about gardening, but it refers a lot to hardiness zones and this will help a lot. The only thing I can grow are artichokes and dirt so maybe someday I can grow tomatoes.