Margaret's Oak
Quercus margaretta
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She is named for a woman the botanist married. William Willard Ashe, the tireless North Carolina forester who described hundreds of southern trees, set this oak down as Quercus margaretta in honor of Margaret Henry Wilcox, whom he would wed in 1905; few oaks carry so personal a dedication. She is, in plain terms, the sandhill cousin of the post oak, a smaller, finer-boned version of Quercus stellata that trades the bottomland clay for dry, deep, sandy upland and shrinks to suit it. The leaves keep the post oak's cross-shaped silhouette, that broad-shouldered Maltese-cross outline, but cut neater and smaller, and she holds to the white oak group, all rounded lobes and no bristles. Often she runs as a low, colonizing thicket on the poorest sand, which is exactly her use: a tough, native, small-scale oak for ground that turns away anything thirstier. For the longer story of her better-known relative, our journal has a piece on the post oak. Plant her in sand and sun where a full-sized oak would be too much and nothing else feels quite native enough.
- Hardiness
- USDA Zones 6–9
- Sun
- Full Sun
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Mature size
- Height 30–40 Feet · Spread 30–40 Feet
- Seasonality
- Deciduous
From rooting to shipping, our top priority is ensuring you receive healthy, thriving plants for your garden’s success.
Because most of our plants are grown from rooted cuttings — alongside seed, air layering, and grafting chosen for each variety — you receive a stronger, true-to-type plant that establishes quickly in your garden.
Raised on organic soil blends and eco-friendly pest management — never harsh chemicals — your plant arrives healthy for your garden, your family, and the pollinators they feed.
Every purchase gives back. We donate to the Aiken Arboretum and support local wildlife conservation, so growing your garden helps protect the wider ecosystem too.
All our plant material is carefully propagated, grown, and nurtured at our humble nursery in Aiken, South Carolina.
Your plant arrives carefully packed and ready to settle in. Unpack them promptly, give them a day or two to acclimate, then plant following the notes we include — that’s all it takes. Clear care guidance comes with every order, so success is the easy part.
What to expect upon delivery
All our plants are sold in 1-gallon sizes, though the height of each plant can vary depending on its growth rate and seasonality, typically ranging from 1/2 to 2.5 feet.
Each plant is carefully packaged with its roots enclosed in a secure plastic bag containing moist soil, forming a compact root ball. To ensure safe transport, the box is padded with recycled newspaper, providing both stability and eco-friendly protection from weather during shipping.
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