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Zone 5 Plants
10 plantsZone 5 is generous: almost the entire nursery thrives here, from nut orchards to flowering understory. If you're in Zone 5, your question isn't what survives — it's what to plant first.
Winter lows near −29 °C
Where: Ottawa, Montreal, Halifax, and most of settled New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
10 plants thrive in Zone 5
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Growing in Zone 5
Planting notes from the nursery
Take advantage of fall planting — it's reliably excellent in Zone 5.
Push one zone with shelter if you like, but anchor the landscape in true Zone 5 stock.
Plan pollination pairs up front; abundance here is limited by partners, not cold.
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Rated for Zone 5
Every plant above overwinters here — honestly rated.
Grown in Nova Scotia
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