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Buy Japanese Maples North Carolina
JAPANESE MAPLES THAT PERFORM EXCEPTIONALLY WELL IN NORTH CAROLINA
Buy Japanese Maples in North Carolina. Welcome to the premier place to buy Japanese maples nursery in the Carolinas. For the South, we are as local as you get with Japanese maples. We not only graft our Japanese maples locally in North Carolina, but we also grow our own rootstock. Over 50 years ago our grandmother planted Japanese maples in East Flat Rock, NC fairly close to where our nursery is today. In the fall we collect seeds from these Japanese maples that have been through the full gambit of southern weather. These Japanese maples have great genetics for thriving and doing well in the South as they have been through the extreme colds, freezes, droughts, and heat spikes we have experience since the late 1950's. These seedlings are what we use as the rootstock (or simply the roots) of each of our grafted Japanese maples. We feel this gives us and advantage locally here in South as our trees are well acclimated and adapted to our climate. Purchase the right Japanese for your garden here.
The Place to Buy Japanese Maples in North Carolina
Producing Over 1000 Cultivars of Japanese Maples in the Mountains of North Carolina!

These beautiful Japanese maples are at our nursery. This was taken in June of 2013 when our friends from "In The Garden With Bryce Lane" from UNC TV were filming a special on "Magnificent Maples" here at our nursery. You can click on the link to see the episode online.
Here in North Carolina we produce the largest selection of Japanese maples in the United States. There is no need to go anywhere other than right here on the East Coast. We graft and propagate over 1000 unique and different selections of Japanese maples. We are a small family nursery owned and operated by two brothers who enjoy providing exceptional Japanese maples that do well here in the Carolina's, especially the rare and hard-to-find varieties. We are passionate about what we do. We love sharing our enthusiasm and knowledge with our customers.

Brothers Tim Nichols (left) and Matt Nichols (right) who own and operate Nichols Nursery and MrMaple.com in East Flat Rock, NC
Located near Hendersonville, NC we are conviently located 20 minutes south of Asheville and 30 minutes north of Greenville, SC. We are only 1.5 hours away from Charlotte, NC. We are two hours east of Knoxville, Tennessee and only two hours north of Columbia, South Carolina. Many gardeners in the Atlanta, Georgia area make short 3 hour trips to visit the nursery. Being located in the Mountains of North Carolina there is quite a bit of fun and excitement when visiting the area. Many customers also visit the Biltmore Estate and Gardens, Chimney Rock, Pisgah National Forest or the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Not able to visit the nursery? No problem. We ship anywhere in the United States. We have custom designed boxes that help ship Japanese maples safely to your doorstep. Trees are shipped in their containers to make the transition from our nursery to your garden the safer and stress free. We treat each Japanese maple with a special spray that protects the Japanese maple from losing moisture during shipping. We ship using FedEx Ground and FedEx Home Delivery as they have proved to be the most reliable and most economical carriers of our Japanese maples. Being located in North Carolina, we have a prime shipping location for the East Coast. We can ship anywhere on the East Coast fairly quickly. Trees being shipped to the West Coast may take 4-5 days in shipment but always arrive in great condition. We ship on Mondays and Tuesdays to help prevent trees from being in shipment over the weekend. You can buy one of our Japanese maples here that will fit the needs of your garden, bringing beauty no other plant can match.
Acer oliverianum ‘Hot Sauce’ Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
17 Reviews
Acer oliverianum ssp. oliverianum X 'Hot Sauce' Zones 6-9 Heatseekers Series™ AREA 51 COLLECTION™ PLANTS THAT ARE OUT OF THIS WORLD 'Hot Sauce' ...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Aka shigitatsu sawa' Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
3 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Aka shigitatsu sawa'Reticulated Variegated Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 Acer palmatum ‘Aka Shigatatsu Sawa’ is a striking mid-sized J...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Black Lace' Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
11 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Black Lace'Deep Maroon-Purple Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'Black Lace’ is a deep dark burgundy Japanese maple with a heavily divided ...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Bloodgood' Red Japanese Maple Tree
4.99 / 5.0
82 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood'Red Bloodgood Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 The ‘Bloodgood’ Japanese maple is a classic upright red. This is the Japanese ma...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Crimson Princess' Dwarf Weeping Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
4 Reviews
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Crimson Princess' Crimson Princess Dwarf Weeping Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'Crimson Princess' is a new selection of a dwar...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Crimson Queen' Laceleaf Japanese Maple
4.96 / 5.0
27 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Crimson Queen'Red Weeping Laceleaf Crimson Queen Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 ‘Crimson Queen’ is a small red weeping Japanese maple. A...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Dark Knight' Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
2 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Dark Knight'Deep Purple Reticulated Variegated Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 ‘Dark Knight' is one of the most sought-after Japanese maple...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Emerald Lace' Japanese Maple
4.56 / 5.0
9 Reviews
ACER PALMATUM DISSECTUM 'EMERALD LACE'RED WEEPING GREEN EMERALD LACE JAPANESE MAPLE Zones 5-9 'Emerald Lace' has an extremely fine dissected leaf t...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Emma' Weeping Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
9 Reviews
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Emma' Exceptional Weeping Emma Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'Emma’ emerges in the spring with orange-red new growth maturing...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Emperor 1' Japanese Maple Tree
4.96 / 5.0
67 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Emperor 1'Red Emperor Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 ‘Emperor 1’ is one of our favorite red upright Japanese maples. Also known as 'Red Em...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'English Lace' Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
24 Reviews
Acer palmatum dissectum 'English Lace' Upright Red Laceleaf Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 The holy grail of Japanese maples! 'English Lace' is a brand ...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Ever Red' Weeping Red Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Ever Red' Weeping Ever Red Laceleaf Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'Ever Red' is a red cascading laceleaf Japanese maple that is...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Festival' Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
15 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Festival' Exceptional Fall Color - Festival Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 Acer palmatum 'Festival' is a newer selection by Talon Buchholz...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Firefly' Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
78 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Firefly' Reticulated Variegated Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'Firefly' is a Japanese maple with superb, reticulated variegation. The d...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Fireglow' Japanese Maple
4.97 / 5.0
152 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Fireglow' Excellent Bright Red 'Fireglow' Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'Fireglow' is an excellent red upright Japanese maple tree that r...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Fred's Wild Dream' Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
8 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Fred's Wild Dream' Reticulated Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'Fred's Wild Dream' is a gorgeous selection by Talon Buchholz that is a crea...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Frosted Purple' Japanese Maple
4.95 / 5.0
22 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Frosted Purple'Pink-Purple Reticulated Variegated Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'Frosted Purple' has a pink purple reticulation to the ...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Geisha Gone Wild' Japanese Maple
4.98 / 5.0
91 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Geisha Gone Wild'Pink Variegated Japanese Maple Zones 5 - 9 'Geisha Gone Wild' Japanese maple was found as a variegated sport off ...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Goshiki shidare' Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
4 Reviews
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Goshiki shidare'Variegated Weeping Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 ‘Goshiki shidare’ is neat, rare variegated Japanese maple wi...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Heartbeat' Weeping Red Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
20 Reviews
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Heartbeat' 'Heartbeat' Weeping Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'Heartbeat’ is a brighter red weeping Japanese maple in the sprin...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Hefner's Red' Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
Acer palmatum 'Hefner's Red'Hefners Red Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'Hefner's Red' was found as a chance Japanese Maple seedling by Hefner's Nursery ...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Hubbs Red Willow' Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
14 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Hubbs Red Willow' 'Hubbs Red Willow' aka "Willow Leaf" Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'Hubbs Red Willow' is an excellent bamboo linearilob...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Inaba shidare' Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
45 Reviews
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Inaba shidare' Weeping Red Laceleaf Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 ‘Inaba shidare’ is an excellent weeping red Japanese maple....
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Kenbu' Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum 'Kenbu' Rare Kenbu Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 ‘Kenbu' is a thickly lobed linearilobum selection by Masayoshi Yano. This was found fro...
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