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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 japonicum 'Green Cascade' Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
2 Reviews
Acer japonicum 'Green Cascade' Weeping Full Moon Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 This interesting japonicum Japanese maple was found by Art Wright in 19...
View full detailsAcer oliverianum x 'Mystic Jewel' Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
10 Reviews
Acer oliverianum x 'Mystic Jewel' HEAT TOLERANT JAPANESE MAPLE Zones 7-9 (untested) PPAF This selection is marketed in Europe under the species Ace...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Adrian's Compact' Dwarf Red Japanese Maple Tree
5.0 / 5.0
2 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Adrian's Compact'Dwarf Red 'Adrian's Compact' Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'Adrian's Compact' is an upright red Japanese maple with a de...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Arakawa' Rough Bark Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
4 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Arakawa''Arakawa' Rough Bark Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 Arakawa is an upright green Japanese maple with a fantastic ruff and corky b...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Aureum' Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
Acer palmatum 'Aureum'Yellow Japanese Maple Tree Zones 5-9 Acer palmatum ‘Aureum’ is a striking Japanese maple cultivar prized for its bright, gol...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Black Hole' Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
6 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Black Hole'Deep Purple Reticulated Variegated Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'Black Hole' is a brand new introduction by Talon Buchholz ...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Black Lace' Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
8 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 'Catalina yatsubusa' Dwarf Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
17 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Catalina yatsubusa' Rare Dwarf Japanese Maple Tree Zones 5-9 Excellent for Bonsai 'Catalina yatsubusa' is a newer selection of vari...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Chantilly Lace' Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
3 Reviews
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Chantilly Lace'Chantilly Lace Dwarf Weeping Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'Chantilly Lace' is a spectacular weeping laceleaf ...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Crimson Queen' Laceleaf Japanese Maple
4.94 / 5.0
18 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 'Dixie Delight' Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
11 Reviews
ACER PALMATUM 'DIXIE DELIGHT' Rare Dixie Delight Yellow Bark with Orange Splash Japanese Maple Zones 6-9a 'Dixie Delight' is a beautiful winter ...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Elizabeth' Dwarf Red Japanese Maple Tree
4.33 / 5.0
3 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Elizabeth'Dwarf Red Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 ‘Elizabeth’ is a dwarf compact red Japanese maple that was found as a chance mutation...
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 'Englishtown' Dwarf Red Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
Acer palmatum 'Englishtown'Dwarf Red 'Englishtown' Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'Englishtown' is a dwarf red Japanese maple with smaller foliage than...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Firefall' Weeping Red Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
5 Reviews
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Firefall'Weeping Red Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'Firefall' is a weeping red laceleaf Japanese maple that is going to shock ...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Flavescens’ Weeping Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
3 Reviews
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Flavescens' Green Laceleaf Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'Flavescens’ is a nice weeping laceleaf that has a bright yellow gre...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Germaine's Gyration' Weeping Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
17 Reviews
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Germaine's Gyration'Large Cascading Germaine's Gyration Contorted Laceleaf Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 ‘Germaine’s Gyration’...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Golden Falls' Weeping Golden Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
35 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Golden Falls'Rare Golden Weeping Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'Golden Falls' is a brand new weeping selection of Japanese maple that ha...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Hanezu hagoromo' Orange Hagoromo Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
7 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Hanezu hagoromo'Orange Hagoromo Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 The "Orange Hagoromo" leafs out as a bright orange in the early spring. T...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Harold's Pinebark' Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
4 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Harold's Pinebark' Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'Harold's Pinebark' is renowned for its distinctive “pinebark” texture, which develo...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'In The Pink' Dwarf Red Japanese Maple Tree
5.0 / 5.0
7 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'In The Pink''Ruslyn In The Pink' Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'In the Pink', also known as 'Ruslyn-in-the-Pink', is an upright dwarf Jap...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Incognito' Dwarf Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
5 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Incognito' Rare Incognito Dwarf Japanese Maple Tree Zones 5-9 'Incognito' is neato. It has a tighter denser habit with age, with t...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Japanese Lanterns' Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
5 Reviews
ACER PALMATUM 'JAPANESE LANTERNS' Rare Japanese Lanterns Japanese Maple AREA 51 COLLECTION™ PLANTS THAT ARE OUT OF THIS WORLD Zones 5-9 Acer palm...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Jubilee' Japanese Maple
4.5 / 5.0
2 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Jubilee' 'Jubilee' Reticulated Variegated Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'Jubilee' has a spectacular pink reticulated variegation in the s...
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