What we do
Metro Maples grows and sells Japanese Maples and Shantung maples from 1 gallon to 25 gallon.
They graft about 4,000 trees per year, grow some from seeds, and also order some
from suppliers. They now grow mostly for retail customers, but still grows
some for the wholesale market. They offer over 75 varieties of
Japanese maples and shade tree maples like the Shantung Maple and Paperbark maples.
Plants are container grown.
Open on Saturdays 8:00 am to 2:00 pm, or Monday thru Friday by
Appointment
Our business history
Family owned and operated since 1994, Metro Maples has a reputation for growing
plants that will thrive and be beautiful in your yard, because they are
evaluated and grown right in the DFW Metroplex. All the information in this
website is written by Keith from his personal experience. Metro Maples also is an arboretum
with
100+ different trees and does research and supports conservation.
About our staff
Metro Maples is run by Keith Johansson. He
is the owner, grafter, salesman, yard man, hose dragger, web updater, bookkeeper, etc.
All plants are carefully grown by him. He currently has over 15,000 plants in
stock. He has been seriously collecting and growing maples, azaleas, and rhododendrons in
hot climates for 27 years. He is the world's leading authority on Shantung
maples and heat stroke in trees. He is the past President of the Ozark Chapter of
The American Rhododendron Society, and a member of the Azalea Society and a Life
Member and current President of The
Maple Society, North American Branch. Click the Facebook to the
right and be a friend.
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| Keith has a B. S. Business Finance degree from the University of
Tulsa. He has been playing clarinet for over 47 years and until recently gave
private lessons at night. His wife, Jeri Bisel, and tree-huggin friend Roy
Gallegos help out on Saturdays. Keith is pleased to announce his first full-time
employee, Scott 'Tree Spade' Hubble. He is a valuable new addition to Metro Maples.
Scott is an excellent golfer and after working on trees all day he then
cares for hundreds of his own trees at home. New in 2010 is Inman
Novak who is a young landscaper that likes to deliver and plant our
trees. His website is : www.dilandscape.com |
What makes us unique
Metro Maples believes in the beauty of maple trees and 'There's A Maple for
Every Spot.' It is the only nursery in the metroplex that only focuses on
plants. Everyone at Metro Maples knows the 75+ different maples
and how to grow them. We know they are a bargain because of their long-life,
ease of care, and brilliant colors. Many specimens are planted in the display
gardens so you can see mature maples. Metro Maples now has their own tree called Acer
truncatum 'Fire Dragon'® that is beautiful
and easy to grow even in the Texas sun and soils. Several more Shantung
cultivars are in progress and we believe we are the world leaders in Shantung
maples. Come on out and see the future of trees.
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