Japanese Maple Collection

Located in in Raleigh, NC, the JC Raulston Arboretum holds one of the best collections of Japanese maple (Acer palmatum) cultivars in the southeastern United States. There is a Japanese maple for everyone at the JCRA. Which is your favorite: purple-leaf, lace-leaf, upright, spreading, dwarf, or full sized?

Japanese maples (Acer palmatum), noted for their small size and year-round elegance, are the perfect symbol for the JC Raulston Arboretum. Look around you. One of these four-season beauties can be spotted from any location you stand in the garden.

We love Japanese maples! Here are some links to our youtube videos about our Japanese maple collection:

Japanese Maples - Midweek with Mark, June 9, 2021
Color Explosion - Friends of the Arboretum Lecture / Mr. Maple / Nichols brothers, July 21, 2018
Maples in Spring - Plantsmans Tour (Mark), April 10, 2012
Japanese Maples at the JCRA - Almanac Gardener 1980, JC Rauslton