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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 'Red Dragon' Dwarf Japanese Maple
4.98 / 5.0
80 Reviews
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Red Dragon' Weeping Red Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 10 Gallons Available to be Shipped! ‘Red Dragon’ is a very hardy weepi...
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 '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 'Rikuzen shidare' Weeping Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
5 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Rikuzen shidare' Rare Weeping Japanese Maple From Japan Zones 5-9 ‘Rikuzen shidare’ is a selection of Japanese maple with the large...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Rite of Spring' Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
Acer palmatum 'Rite of Spring' Red Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'Rite of Spring' leafs out in early spring as a bright red, turning to a bold red for ...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Ruth's Red' Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
2 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 'Ryugu' Dwarf Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum 'Ryugu' Dragon Palace Castle Japanese Maple Tree Zones 5-9 This is one of my more exciting releases! It is a Japanese selection of a ...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Satsuki beni' Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum 'Satsuki beni'Red Azalea Japanese Maple Tree Zones 5-9 'Satsuki beni' is a gorgeous green Japanese maple. Yano states that this is a ...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Scarlet Princess' Miniature Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
20 Reviews
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Scarlet Princess' Scarlet Princess Dwarf Weeping Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Scarlet Princess’ is ...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Seiryu' Japanese Maple
4.92 / 5.0
26 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...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Tamukeyama' Weeping Red Japanese Maple
4.98 / 5.0
45 Reviews
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Tamukeyama' Heat Tolerant Weeping Red Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'Tamukeyama' is a weeping red laceleaf Japanese maple. This...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Toshi' Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
2 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Toshi' "Heart Throb" Red Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 A lot can be a name. At a first glance, the name "Toshi" may mean "bright", "int...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Tsukasa Silhouette' Columnar Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
11 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Tsukasa Silhouette' Rare Tsukasa Silhouette Columnar Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 Acer palmatum ‘Tsukasa Silhouette’ is an exciting ne...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Twombly's Red Sentinel' Columnar Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
33 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Twombly's Red Sentinel'Red Sentinel Columnar Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 In the late 1970’s, Ken Twombly of Twombly’s Nursery in CT, fo...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Umegae' Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum 'Umegae' Umegae Red Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'Umegae' is an oldie, but a goodie! 'Umegae' dates back in Japanese literature to as f...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Waveleaf' Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
4 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Waveleaf'Purple Reticulated Variegated Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'Waveleaf' is the newest from the Flora Wonder Collection by Talo...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Whitney Red' Red Japanese Maple Tree
5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
Acer palmatum 'Whitney Red'Red Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'Whitney Red' is an upright Japanese maple with a full amoenum leaf that is a good grower...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Yezo nishiki’ Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
Acer palmatum 'Yezo nishiki' Yezo nishiki Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 ‘Yezo nishiki’ is a great mid-sized upright red Japanese maple. This cultivar l...
View full detailsAcer palmatum x 'Giganteum' Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum x 'Giganteum' Rare Japanese Maple Zones 6-9 Acer palmatum x 'Giganteum' is a fast-growing maple, reaching about 12 ft in 10 years...
View full detailsAcer palmatum x 'Purple Curl' Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
5 Reviews
Acer palmatum x 'Purple Curl' Rare Purple Curl Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 A few years ago, when we went to visit Talon Buchholz, Talon gifted us hi...
View full detailsAcer shirasawanum 'Bronze Age' Bronze Full Moon Japanese Maple
4.89 / 5.0
18 Reviews
Acer shirasawanum 'Bronze Age'Bronze Age Bronze Full Moon Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'Bronze Age' is an upright Japanese maple with a special bronze...
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