If you're growing from seed, it depends on where the seed source came from. If the seeds are from South Carolina, chances are they won't make it, but if the seeds are from Connecticut you should be ok. I grow them here in Burlington Ontario usda zone 6a and 6b and they do fine. With cultivars, you can find some very hardy ones. I believe the one in quebec previously mentioned claim to be very hardy. Growing from seed is easy as long as you cold stratify for several months and give the tap
root a deep pot to grow in at first.