Buchholz & Buchholz Nursery, a grower of Japanese maples, dwarf and unusual conifers in Gaston, Oregon, has been sold to a North Carolina nursery specializing in Japanese maples.

Matthew and Timothy Nichols, owners of Nichols Nursery and MrMaple.com, completed the purchase from former owner Talon Buchholz on September 29. Terms were not disclosed.

“We intend to continue the quality wholesale plants that Buchholz is known for and continue the legacy,” Matthew Nichols stated in a press release. “We hope to bring together the best of both worlds where each business benefits from the other’s amazing product lines.”

Buchholz Nursery has built its reputation on Japanese maples and has named over a hundred Japanese maple cultivars. The new owners said they would continue to operate it under the same name. “You wouldn’t buy Mercedes and change the name,” Matthew Nichols said. “Same with Buchholz Nursery. It’s famous for what it does best.”

The new owners declined comment on any changes in management at the nursery.

MrMaple.com, based in East Flat Rock, North Carolina, sells over 1,000 cultivars of Japanese maples along with other rare and unusual plants grown by Nichols Nursery.