Maple Ridge Nursery

Category: Nurseries Also called: Maple Ridge Nursery Gay GA; Japanese Maples and Conifers; japanesemaplesandconifers.com Last checked: 2026-10-15

What it is

Maple Ridge Nursery is a Japanese maple and conifer nursery in Gay, Georgia with its own online store at japanesemaplesandconifers.com. Its home page says it has been “growing Japanese Maples in Atlanta, GA since 1988,” with “over 300 varieties of Japanese maples and conifers to choose from at any one time,” and it ships 1-gallon and 3-gallon trees across the United States by UPS Ground. The nursery’s own “We are Moving!” post says the same family-run business moved from Decatur to Gay, GA starting in 2024. It is a grower of garden and pre-bonsai stock, not a bonsai-only shop and not a club or class desk.

Who it’s for

Growers anywhere in the U.S. who want young grafted Japanese maples, dwarf conifers and junipers to train as bonsai or pre-bonsai, and Georgia buyers who can book a visit. Reviews on the store include a buyer who says, “As a grower of bonsai, small leaves are desirable,” about a dwarf maple.

Why it’s listed

This is a first-party grower with a real cart. Product pages on its own Shopify store carry dollar prices and Add to cart, the cart page loads, and the site publishes an address, phone, email, shipping prices and a written warranty. It is not a directory card, not Amazon and not supplies-only.

Official shop sample (store product data, 2026-10-15): Acer palmatum ‘Mikawa yatsubusa’ dwarf Japanese maple, 1 gallon $49.00 (in stock) and 3 gallon $99.00 (sold out); Acer palmatum ‘Ko chidori’ Japanese maple, 1 gallon $39.00 (in stock).
Bonsai-oriented conifers (sold out on the check date): Juniperus chinensis ‘Shimpaku’, squat 1 gallon $29.00 and 3 gallon $49.00; Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Reis Dwarf’, which the product page calls “an exceptional selection for bonsai,” squat 1 gallon $29.00 and 3 gallon $49.00.
Store size (first 250 products in the store’s product data): 172 had stock on the check date. Stock changes often.
Shipping (home page): single 1-gallon $18, each added 1-gallon $8, single 3-gallon $36, each added 3-gallon $24; trees larger than 3 gallons cannot be shipped; free shipping on orders over $150. Trees ship Monday through Thursday.
Warranty (policies page): a 90-day warranty on plants, handled as store credit at the nursery’s discretion; transit damage must be reported within 7 days.

Prices and stock are what the pages showed on the check date. They change.

Official URL

Official nursery and shop site: https://japanesemaplesandconifers.com/

All products (shop): https://japanesemaplesandconifers.com/collections/all
Japanese maples: https://japanesemaplesandconifers.com/collections/japanese-maples
Conifers: https://japanesemaplesandconifers.com/collections/conifers
Cart: https://japanesemaplesandconifers.com/cart
Policies (shipping and warranty): https://japanesemaplesandconifers.com/pages/policies
Contact: https://japanesemaplesandconifers.com/pages/contact
Sample product, ‘Mikawa yatsubusa’ dwarf maple (1 gallon $49): https://japanesemaplesandconifers.com/products/acer-palmatum-mikawa-yatsabusa-dwarf-japanese-maple
Sample product, ‘Ko chidori’ maple (1 gallon $39): https://japanesemaplesandconifers.com/products/acer-palmatum-ko-chidori-japanese-maple
Shimpaku juniper ($29 / $49): https://japanesemaplesandconifers.com/products/juniperus-chinensis-shimpaku
Reis Dwarf hinoki cypress ($29 / $49): https://japanesemaplesandconifers.com/products/chamaecyparis-obtusa-reis-dwarf

Location

22505 Hwy 85, Gay, GA 30218 (Meriwether County, south of Atlanta). The home page says it is “currently operating by appointment only,” closed Wednesdays and Sundays, weather permitting. Phone 770-987-4066, [email protected]. The home page banner says an open house, which needs no appointment, was postponed to October 17, 10 AM–3 PM.

Notes

Category is Nurseries: a first-party grower with priced trees in its own cart. It is a Japanese maple and conifer nursery, so bonsai is a use of its stock, not its whole business.
Georgia is not new: Atlanta Bonsai Society is already listed. Maple Ridge was named as an allowed alternate for this ship.
Shipping figures differ slightly: the policies page says one 1-gallon tree ships for $20, while the home page says $18. Check the cart before ordering.
Many bonsai-type conifers were sold out on the check date (Shimpaku, Reis Dwarf, Kotobuki and Banshosho black pines). Maples in stock are the safer sample.
Geography: not in VA, AL, IL, WA, ID, OH, NJ, OK or DE.
Listing image: the nursery’s own horizontal logo (MR-Logo-2020-Horiz-Trans-1200w, the store’s og:image source), 1200×350, GIF converted to PNG and saved as maple-ridge-nursery.png.
Not affiliated with Bonsai Plaza. No purchase, contact or form submission was made.

FAQ

Q: Where is Maple Ridge Nursery, and do I need an appointment?
A: 22505 Hwy 85, Gay, GA 30218. The site says it is operating by appointment only and is closed Wednesdays and Sundays. An open house was announced for October 17, 10 AM–3 PM.

Q: Can I buy trees online?
A: Yes. The official store at japanesemaplesandconifers.com sells 1-gallon and 3-gallon Japanese maples and conifers with Add to cart, and ships across the United States.

Q: What does shipping cost?
A: The home page lists $18 for one 1-gallon tree, $8 for each additional 1-gallon, $36 for one 3-gallon and $24 for each additional 3-gallon. Orders over $150 ship free.

Q: Is it a bonsai nursery?
A: Not only. It grows Japanese maples and conifers for gardens; some, such as Shimpaku juniper and Reis Dwarf hinoki cypress, are described as good bonsai material.

Q: What if a tree dies?
A: The policies page offers a 90-day warranty, usually as store credit, if proper care was given. Damage in transit must be reported within 7 days.