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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 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 'Barrie Bergman' Weeping Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Barrie Bergman' Exceptional Weeping Red Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'Barrie Bergman’ is a nice weeping selection from the fam...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Catalina yatsubusa' Dwarf Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
18 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 'Dr. Brown' Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
5 Reviews
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Dr. Brown'Deep Red Dwarf Weeping Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'Dr. Brown' has earned a degree in its beauty. Dr. Brown has ...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Filigree' Weeping Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
20 Reviews
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Filigree' Weeping Green Filigree Variegated Laceleaf Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'Filigree' is a small pendulous dissectum Ja...
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 'Geisha Gone Wild' Japanese Maple
4.98 / 5.0
87 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 'Hanezu hagoromo' Orange Hagoromo Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
8 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 '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 'Jiro shidare' Japanese Maple
4.5 / 5.0
2 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Jiro shidare' Rare Jiro shidare Weeping Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'Jiro shidare' leafs out in the early spring with small green palma...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Johnnie's Pink' Japanese Maple
4.86 / 5.0
7 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Johnnie's Pink' Pink 'Johnnie's Pink' Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'Johnnie's Pink' leafs out in the early spring as bright pink Japan...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Koto-no-ito' Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
19 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Koto-no-ito' Rare Koto-no-ito Japanese Harp String Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 ‘Koto-no-ito’ is an extremely fine leafed linearilobum J...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Lileeane's Jewel' Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
64 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Lileeane's Jewel'Rare Red Variegated Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 Acer palmatum 'Lileeane's Jewel' is a brand new introduction with a r...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Lily Pad' Dwarf Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
22 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Lily Pad' Rare Dwarf Japanese Maple Tree Zones 5-9 Excellent for Bonsai We are really happy to offer this exciting new variegated ...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Mikawa yatsubusa' Lollipop Dwarf Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
43 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Mikawa yatsubusa' Lollipop Rare Grafted Dwarf Japanese Maple Tree Zones 5-9 Excellent for Bonsai 2015 Maple of the Year When we go ...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Miss Piggy' Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
15 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Miss Piggy' Rare Miss Piggy Japanese Maple Tree Zones 5-9 'Miss Piggy' is a very beautiful and unique tree. The buds on this Japane...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Orange Dream' Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
35 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Orange Dream'Orange Dream Yellow Japanese Maple Tree Zones 5-9 'Orange Dream' is a beautiful Japanese maple with exceptional color...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Oregon Sunset' Japanese Maple
4.94 / 5.0
36 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 'Red Dragon' Dwarf Japanese Maple
4.98 / 5.0
83 Reviews
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Red Dragon' Weeping Red Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 ‘Red Dragon’ is a very hardy weeping Red Japanese maple. This Japanes...
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 '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 'Ryusen' Japanese Maple
5.0 / 5.0
70 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Ryusen' PP#18,501Rare Weeping Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 Acer palmatum ‘Ryusen’ is an exciting new pendulous Japanese maple with palm...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Sagara nishiki' Japanese Maple
4.92 / 5.0
12 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Sagara nishiki' Yellow Variegated Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 'Sagara nishiki' is a stunning Japanese maple that is sure to bring unp...
View full detailsAcer palmatum 'Seiun kaku' Dwarf Japanese Maple
4.94 / 5.0
17 Reviews
Acer palmatum 'Seiun kaku' Rare Grafted Dwarf Japanese Maple Tree Zones 5-9 'Seiun kaku' has a tightly layering habit, which makes the leaves look ...
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