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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 '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 '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 'Shishigashira' Lion's Head Japanese Maple
4.96 / 5.0
51 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Shishigashira''Shishigashira' Lion's Head Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 10 Gallons Available to be Shipped! ‘Shishigashira’ is a very u...
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 'Tiny Stars' Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
2 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Tiny Stars' Rose Tips Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'Tiny Stars' is a new selection by Talon Buchholz that has rosey red tips in the ea...
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 'Troll's Foot' Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum 'Troll's Foot' Rare Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 ‘Troll’s Foot’ is a striking upright Japanese maple known for its bold color and elega...
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 'Tsuma type' Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum 'Tsuma type'Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 Acer palmatum ‘Tsuma Type’ is an upright, deciduous Japanese maple with a graceful, medium-size...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Tsuri nishiki' Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum 'Tsuri nishiki'Rare Tsuri nishiki Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 Acer palmatum ‘Tsuri nishiki’ is a vigorous, upright maple with large, d...
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 'Villa Taranto' Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
2 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Villa Taranto'Rare Villa Taranto Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 ‘Villa Taranto’ is an upright linearilobum Japanese maple selection. Thi...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Wakehurst Pink' Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum 'Wakehurst Pink' 'Wakehurst Pink' Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'Wakehurst Pink' is a bright pink flushing upright Japanese maple from W...
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 'White Peaches' Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum 'White Peaches'Reticulated Variegated Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'White Peaches' is more white strand of 'Peaches and Cream' found at D...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Wildfire' Coral bark Winter Interest Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
14 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Wildfire'Rare Wildfire Coral Bark Winter Interest Japanese Maple Zones 6-9 Perhaps one of the most aptly named maples, 'Wild Fire...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Winter Orange' Orange Coral Bark Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
13 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Winter Orange'Rare Winter Orange Coral Bark Winter Interest Japanese Maple Zones 6-9 'Winter Orange' is a new selection of winter...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Winter Red' Coral Bark Japanese Maple
4.91 / 5.0
11 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Winter Red'Winter Red Coral Bark Japanese Maple Zones 6-9 ‘Winter Red' is an excellent rare Japanese maple selection with a brig...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Yellow Threads' Rare Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
12 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Yellow Threads' Rare Buchholz Nursery Introduction Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'Yellow Threads' is perhaps one of the newest selections...
View full detailsAcer pseudosieboldianum 'Hasselkus' Rare Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
6 Reviews
Acer pseudosieboldianum 'Hasselkus'Rare Japanese Maple Tree Zones 4-9 'Hasselkus' is a pseudosieboldianum selection hybrid with Acer palmatum that...
View full detailsAcer shirasawanum 'Aureum' Golden Full Moon Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
26 Reviews
Acer shirasawanum 'Aureum'Aureum Golden Full Moon Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 Acer shirasawanum 'Aureum' is a star in the garden. It leafs out with...
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