Utagawa Yoshitsuna, The Fourth Battle at Kawanakajima (detail): Takeda Shingen on a black horse faces Uesugi Kenshin on a dappled white horse, ca. 1847–52
Yoshitsuna · Shingen and Kenshin face off on horseback, The Fourth Battle at Kawanakajima, ca. 1847–52 · The Met

Drop Calendar

Release patterns as publicly described by each nursery; specific dates appear once announced. Countdowns show the next recurring release.

Maplestone Ornamentals

Spring drops · Monthly, Mar–Jun

Around the 1st of the month

Mr Maple

Tue/Thu drops (emailed beforehand) · Tue/Thu

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Mr Maple

Weekly Whammy (limited quantities) · Weekly, Friday · from Mr Maple's Weekly Whammy announcement

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Buchholz Nursery

Friday drop (emailed) · Weekly, Friday

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C.R. Maples

Releases announced to subscribers

Announced

JR's Maples

Releases announced to subscribers

Announced

SanSen Nursery

Seasonal list

Seasonal

Conifer Kingdom

Announced via newsletter

Announced

Crispin Silva

Announced to followers

Announced

Dr Maples

Sale list: new rare inventory, limited quantity · Named: Acer oliverianum 'Hot Tamale', A. palmatum 'Akano hinto o foru', 'Crimson Pink', 'Akebono', 'Shuzen Ji', 'Mai Mori', 'Johnston's Pink and White', 'Looking Up', 'Resplendent', 'Tendoh', 'Alexandre', 'Beni ukigumo', 'Crimson Carole', 'Hoshi kuzu', 'Jeannie's Dream', 'Kaleidoscope', 'Red Jaguar', 'Surudoi ha', 'Tyvetsu nishiki', 'Wendy', A. sieboldianum 'Mikasa yama', A. tenuifolium 'Braveheart' · No prices or sizes posted. Names are from the nursery's handwritten scion bag labels, so this is likely scion stock. · from Dr Maples' Oct 7 sale list · Contact Dr Maples

Sale list posted Oct 7, 2026, 9:28 AM (from Dr Maples' Oct 7 sale list)

Maples N More Nursery

Available now: Acer palmatum 'Golden Falls' · Named: A. palmatum 'Golden Falls' (1 gal, several available, $70 shipped) · Reported by the nursery around Oct 15, 2026. Not yet confirmed on the nursery's website; contact details unverified. Call or email to check availability. · from Maples N More Nursery's own listing (unverified) · Call (828) 284-1965

Listing posted around Oct 15, 2026

Mr Maple

Weekly Whammy: limited quantities · Named: 'Lion Cub', Acer pictum 'Usugumo', 'Japanese Lanterns', 'Monticello Gardens', 'Twinkles', A. pseudosieboldianum 'Origami', A. shirasawanum 'Magic Moon', 'Yellow Submarine', Acer palmatum 'Uncle Ghost', Acer shirasawanum 'Jordan' (Golden Full Moon) · List may be partial. No prices given. Mr Maple describes 'Lion Cub' as a witch's-broom mutation of 'Shishigashira'. 'Uncle Ghost' is a ghost-series cultivar (peach/pink spring, cream with green veins). As of ~14:00 UTC Oct 16, mrmaple.com showed 'Uncle Ghost', 'Jordan', and 'Lion Cub' sold out; member comments also reported missing Batwing (Acer pictum types), Lion Cub, and Magic Moon. Availability changes fast. · from Mr Maple Weekly Whammy product posts and mrmaple.com product pages · Shop at mrmaple.com

9:00 AM ET

Buchholz Nursery

West Coast Drop · Named: 'Snow Kitten' (1 gal high graft, $150, limit 1 per household), Acer oliverianum 'Hot Blonde' ($45), 'Blackbeard's Gold' ($45), 'Diva' ($45), 'Amagi Shigure' ($50), 'Chantilly Lace' ($40), A. japonicum 'Giant Moon' ($45), A. circinatum 'Pacific Fire' ($45), 'Ariadne' ($45), A. shirasawanum 'Royalty' ($40), Witch's-broom non-maples: Cedrus atlantica 'Blue Haze' ($60), Ginkgo biloba 'Mariken' ($45) · About 21 items. Maples are 1 gal. The nursery describes 'Snow Kitten' as a dwarf variegated Mikawa yatsubusa-like Japanese maple, and 'Blue Haze' and 'Mariken' as witch's-broom forms. Also in the drop: conifers, Fairy Magnolias and an azalea (not itemized here). Names, sizes and prices checked against the nursery's public West Coast Drop collection on Oct 16, 2026; stock and prices change fast. · from Buchholz Nursery's West Coast Drop announcement and collection page · Shop the West Coast Drop

10:00 AM PT / 1:00 PM ET (in stock around 1:10 PM ET)
Utagawa Yoshitsuna, The Fourth Battle at Kawanakajima, full triptych
Full triptych · Utagawa Yoshitsuna, The Fourth Battle at Kawanakajima (JP1115.7a–c) · The Met, public domain