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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 palmatum 'Omato' Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
2 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Omato' Rich Red Fall Color 'Omato' Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'Omato' is a bright chartreuse green Japanese maple with a large amoenum...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Oregon Sunset' Japanese Maple
4.94 / 5.0
34 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Oregon Sunset' Oregon Sunset Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'Oregon Sunset' leafs out in the early spring with large rounded plum colore...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Orion' Dwarf Red Japanese Maple
4.85 / 5.0
13 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Orion'Dwarf Red 'Orion' Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 Acer palmatum 'Orion' is a dwarf red Japanese maple with yellow fall color that was...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Pastel' Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
3 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Pastel'Light Pink Pastel Reticulated Variegated Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'Pastel' leafs out in the spring with a pastel pink reticul...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Peve Ollie' Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum 'Peve Ollie'Rare Peve Ollie Japanese Maple Tree Zones 5-9 Introduced by Piet Vergeld, this maple is truly unique. In fact, "Peve" is...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Peve Stanley' Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum 'Peve Stanley' Rare Peve Stanley Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'Peve Stanley' has large deeply dissected leaves that are bright red in t...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Peve Starfish' Japanese Maple
4.94 / 5.0
33 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Peve Starfish' Rare Peve Starfish Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 Introduced by Piet Vergeldt, this maple is truly unique. In fact, "Peve...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Phantom Flame' Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
Acer palmatum 'Phantom Flame'Rare Phantom Flame Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 ‘Phantom Flame' has a heavy reticulation and the thick purple border tha...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Pung kil' Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
5 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Pung Kil'Rare Pung kil Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 This Korean introduction of a Japanese maple has one of the darkest foliage of the...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Purple Ghost' Japanese Maple
4.97 / 5.0
72 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Purple Ghost'Purple Reticulated Variegated Japanese Maple Ghost Series Zones 5-9 ‘Purple Ghost’ is a very striking tree that adds a ...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Red Flash' Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
Acer palmatum 'Red Flash' Red Flash Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 Acer palmatum ‘Red Flash’ is a striking Italian introduction prized for its exceptiona...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Red Pygmy' Red Strapleaf Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
3 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Red Pygmy'Red Strapleaf Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'Red Pygmy' is a red linearilobum selection that was found in a garden in Northwe...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Red Select' Weeping Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Red Select' Weeping Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Red Select' is a weeping Japanese maple selection ...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Red Spider' Red Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
3 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Red Spider'Rare Red Spider Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'Red Spider' is a special form of red strap leaf. The cherry red spring spid...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Red Spray' Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum 'Red Spray'Red Spray Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 ‘Red Spray’ is nice red upright Japanese maple with a brighter red spring color. For b...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Rhode Island Red' Dwarf Bloodgood Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
23 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Rhode Island Red'Dwarf Bloodgood Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 10 Gallons Available to be Shipped! 'Rhode Island Red' is a dwarf that l...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Right Fred' Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
2 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Right Fred'Deep Maroon-Purple Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 Acer palmatum 'Right Fred' is a stunning deciduous tree that is sure to mak...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Ruby de Sofia’ Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
6 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Ruby de Sofia'Light Pink Pastel Reticulated Variegated Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'Ruby de Sofia’ is a newer introduction that is extr...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Ruth's Red' Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
3 Reviews
ACER PALMATUM 'RUTH'S RED'UPRIGHT RED 'RUTH'S RED' JAPANESE MAPLE ZONES 5-9 'Ruth's Red' was found as a chance seedling by Greg Gulden in Pennsy...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Samarzam' Red Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum 'Samarzam'Red 'Samarzam' Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'Samarzam' is a red Japanese maple that was selected for having an excellent pyra...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Samurai Sword' Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum 'Samurai Sword'Japanese Maple Tree Zones 5-9 Acer palmatum 'Samurai Sword' is a captivating Japanese maple variety known for its stri...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Seiryu' Japanese Maple
4.93 / 5.0
28 Reviews
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Seiryu' Blue Green Dragons Laceleaf Seiryu Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 ‘Seiryu’ is a fantastic upright green dissectum Japan...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Shojo nomura' Red Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
2 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Shojo nomura' Red Faced Monkey Red Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'Shojo nomura' is a cultivar from Yokohama, Japan, that was introduce...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom’ Narrow Red Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
10 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom'Narrow Red Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'Skeeter's Broom' was found as a broom on a red Japanese maple and introduced by...
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