Good maples nurseries in Los Angeles

Discussion in 'Maples' started by Andre, Jun 26, 2005.

  1. Andre

    Andre Active Member Maple Society 10 Years

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    I will be in Los Angeles next august and I'd like to visit some good maples nurseries in the area.

    Does anyone has good addresses for me ?

    Thank you ;-)
     
  2. Ron B

    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    Not the best area for maples, on account of the mineral salts in the water.
     
  3. shiroi oni

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    There are a few nurseries in the greater Los Angeles area that have Japanese Maples. The San Gabriel Nursury has the largest selection of Japanese Maples I have seen, including a few beautiful trees that they have planted into their gardens. the link to their site, (unforetunately, no maple pictures online):
    http://www.sgnursery.com/

    There are a few nurserys on Sawtelle Blvd between Olympic Blvd and Santa Monica Blvd in the Brentwood/Santa Monica area of LA that have a quite a few maples, it's in a small Japanese section of Los Angeles and most are family run.

    You may also want to visit Huntington gardens, they have many Japanese maples, (in a japanese garden setting) as well as a great bonsai collection, artwork collection and wonderful gardens, : http://www.huntington.org/.. It's in Pasadena and well worth the visit. (north of Downtown Los Angeles)

    There is also the Los Angeles arboretum, :http://www.arboretum.org/..
    it's in the city of arcadia which is east of pasadena.
     
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  4. Andre

    Andre Active Member Maple Society 10 Years

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    Thank you very much !

    I'll visit those places and let you know.
     
  5. shiroi oni

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    Andre- I remembered another nursury with a good selection of Japanese Maples in the Los Angeles Area..

    Frank Burkard, Jr., Owner
    Burkard Nurseries
    690 Orange Grove Avenue
    Pasadena, California
    626-796-4355

    Lots of 8' to 10' specimens here, as well as a coral bark in the parking lot.

    bill
     

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