BC BigTree Champion List
The height (Ht.), diameter at breast height (DBH) and crown spread (Cr.) of the highest scoring tree for each species in the Registry. Tree Score (Sc.) is based on importance score. Year indicates date of measurement. All measurements are in meters. For trees with a province wide range, * indicates trees on the coast and ^ in the interior of BC. Download the excel file for additional information (nominators, verifiers, site and access notes). Updated Feb 28, 2024
| Tree | ID# | Photos | Name | R | Sc. | Ht. | DBH | Cr. | Year | Location | Nearest town | Land status | Details | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| amabilis fir | 1187 | 1 | Sutton Sentinel | 1 | 431 | 67.7 | 1.64 | 8 | 2022 | Sutton Road UWR | Woss | Tree Farm Lic. | 37 UWR | 50.002099 | -126.305866 |
| arbutus | 233 | 1 | 344 | 22.9 | 2.03 | 21.3 | 2000 | North End Rd. | Salt Spring Island | Private land | 48.881067 | -123.530349 | |||
| Bebbs willow | 354 | 1 2 3 4 | Bebb's #1 | 1 | 152 | 17 | 0.71 | 9 | 2011 | Acles River | Clayhurst | Unknown | 56.50138 | -120.15247 | |
| bigleaf maple | 54 | 1 | 1 | 505 | 29.5 | 3.19 | 17 | 2019 | Stanley Park | Vancouver | Parks/reserves | Stanley Park | 49.30492 | -123.15322 | |
| bitter cherry* | 1140 | 1 | 1 | 217 | 27.9 | 0.92 | 14.3 | 2022 | Gates Park | Port Coquitlam | Parks/reserves | Gates Park | 49.26125 | -122.78769 | |
| black cottonwood* | 388 | 1 2 3 4 5 | 1 | 599 | 47.5 | 3.4 | 27.5 | 2015 | Tsea Axe River | New Aiyansh | Parks/reserves | Nisga'a Mem. Lava Bed | 55.20941 | -129.105275 | |
| black cottonwood^ | 1017 | 1 2 | 1 | 384 | 30.1 | 2.19 | 18 | 2021 | Cokato / Elk River | Fernie | Private land | City of Fernie | 49.428333 | -115.049167 | |
| black hawthorn* | 305 | 1 | 119 | 12.8 | 0.57 | 8.5 | 2006 | Ironwood Grove | Richmond | Municipal/city | missing | ||||
| cascara* | 290 | 1 | 111 | 17.8 | 0.35 | 12.4 | 2003 | Lannan Forest | Courtenay | Unknown | 49.704975 | -124.941211 | |||
| choke cherry | 242 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 10.7 | 0.28 | 1.5 | 2000 | Kalamoir RP | Kelowna | Parks/reserves | Kalamoir RP | 49.849737 | -119.544845 | |
| coastal Douglas-fir | 47 | 1 2 3 4 5 | Red Creek Fir | 1 | 784 | 74 | 4.23 | 23 | 1998 | Red Creek | Port Renfrew | Provincial land | 48.579422 | -124.222922 | |
| Douglas maple* | 253 | 1 | 111 | 18 | 0.36 | 7.9 | 2001 | Lakelse Lake | Terrace | Parks/reserves | Lakelse Lake PP | missing | |||
| Douglas maple^ | 237 | 1 | 1 | 101 | 14 | 0.39 | 8 | 2000 | Rose Valley Lake | Kelowna | Provincial land | 49.892323 | -119.572246 | ||
| Engelmann spruce | 141 | 1 2 3 4 5 | Joffre Giant | 1 | 418 | 38.8 | 2.27 | 11.7 | 2019 | Joffre Creek | Mount Currie | Provincial land | Lil'wat Nation | 50.368982 | -122.557327 |
| Garry oak | 276 | 1 | 1 | 317 | 30.2 | 1.62 | 21.9 | 2002 | Quamichan Lake | Maple Bay | Private land | hidden | |||
| grand fir* | 318 | 1 2 3 | Totem Giant | 1 | 451 | 64.4 | 1.85 | 13.4 | 2020 | Totem Park Ravine | Vancouver | Parks/reserves | Pacific Spirit RP | 49.255997 | -123.253119 |
| grand fir^ | 1453 | 1 2 3 4 5 | Grandalf the Fir | 1 | 333 | 43.5 | 1.45 | 12.7 | 2023 | Silver King Campus | Nelson | Institution/corp. | Selkirk College | 49.474172 | -117.294632 |
| interior Douglas-fir | 1127 | 1 2 3 4 5 | 1 | 438 | 49.9 | 2.06 | 24.2 | 2022 | Fraser River | Kanaka Bar | Provincial land | hidden | |||
| jack pine | 46 | 1 | 85 | 18.3 | 0.2 | 1961 | Petitot/Stanislaus | Fort Nelson | Provincial land | missing | |||||
| lodgepole pine | 114 | 1 | 184 | 19.8 | 0.91 | 7.6 | 1991 | Tyaughton Creek | Gold Bridge | Provincial land | 51.089731 | -123.06854 | |||
| mountain hemlock* | 86 | 1 | 1 | 391 | 45 | 1.91 | 11 | 1994 | Hollyburn Mountain | West Vancouver | Parks/reserves | Cypress PP | 49.399637 | -123.188766 | |
| Pacific crab apple | 300 | 1 | 154 | 11.6 | 0.78 | 23.2 | 2006 | Shell Rd | Richmond | Municipal/city | missing | ||||
| Pacific dogwood | 231 | 1 | 1 | 222 | 26.8 | 0.97 | 16.5 | 2000 | Burgoyne Bay | Salt Spring Island | Institution/corp. | Texada Land Corp. | 48.793141 | -123.50981 | |
| Pacific yew* | 107 | 1 | 198 | 23.5 | 0.91 | 10.4 | 1991 | Capilano Lake | North Vancouver | Watersheds | Capilano Watershed | no access | |||
| Pacific yew^ | 554 | 1 | 1 | 166 | 22 | 0.67 | 12 | 2020 | Box Lake | Nakusp | Provincial land | WFP | hidden | ||
| paper birch* | 183 | 1 | 1 | 258 | 15.2 | 1.57 | 16.8 | 2000 | CPR tracks | Dewdney | Private land | missing | |||
| paper birch^ | 556 | 1 2 3 | Silverton Birch | 1 | 268 | 19.5 | 1.47 | 28 | 2022 | Hunter Street | Silverton | Private land | 49.95138 | -117.35945 | |
| Ponderosa pine | 608 | 1 | Lieutenant Dan | 1 | 395 | 58.7 | 1.53 | 15.7 | 2021 | Cai Creek | Castlegar | Provincial land | BCTS Arrow South | 49.269053 | -117.612088 |
| red alder | 52 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 | 354 | 24.6 | 2.11 | 15 | 2016 | Stanley Park | Vancouver | Parks/reserves | Stanley Park | 49.303437 | -123.156758 | |
| Rocky Mtn juniper | 1197 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 | 151 | 17 | 0.72 | 7.7 | 2022 | Fraser Canyon | Kanaka Bar | Private land | Kanaka Bar Band | hidden | ||
| Scoulers willow | 1284 | 1 | Mighty Willow | 1 | 244 | 17.6 | 1.4 | 15.4 | 2023 | Jocelyn Hill Trail | Millstream | Parks/reserves | Gowlland-Tod PP | 48.53061 | -123.52804 |
| seaside juniper | 1314 | 1 2 | 1 | 188 | 17.4 | 0.95 | 16 | 2022 | Squitty Bay | False Bay | Parks/reserves | Squitty Bay MP | 49.451111 | -124.165284 | |
| shining willow* | 75 | 1 | 178 | 25 | 0.71 | 9 | 1986 | Pine Point | Lake Cowichan | Provincial land | Pine Point Rec Site | 48.87842 | -124.254736 | ||
| shining willow^ | 1371 | 1 2 3 4 5 | 1 | 415 | 23.8 | 2.52 | 30.5 | 2023 | Adams Bird Sanctuary | Summerland | Municipal/city | Adams Bird Sanct. | 49.609966 | -119.660025 | |
| shore pine | 91 | 1 2 3 | 1 | 200 | 18 | 1.03 | 15 | 1995 | Constance Ave. | Esquimalt | Private land | 48.431081 | -123.417664 | ||
| Sitka alder | 138 | 1 | 106 | 8.5 | 0.52 | 17.1 | 1992 | Endowment Lands | Vancouver | Institution/corp. | UBC | 49.260995 | -123.250082 | ||
| Sitka spruce | 411 | 1 2 3 4 5 | San Jo's Smiley | 1 | 811 | 77.8 | 4.36 | 19.6 | 2019 | Raft Main | Holberg | Institution/corp. | WFP | 50.664497 | -128.163308 |
| subalpine fir* | 81 | Wii Litsxw-Txawoxw | 1 | 268 | 50.3 | 0.81 | 4 | 1987 | Tintina Creek | Stewart | Parks/reserves | Hanna Tintina Conserv. | 56.082547 | -129.236547 | |
| subalpine fir^ | 1034 | 1 | 1 | 266 | 37.5 | 1.1 | 8.6 | 2021 | Ballet Ski Run | Fernie | Provincial land | Fernie Alpine Resort | 49.461389 | -115.109722 | |
| subalpine larch | 977 | 1 2 | Grand Daddy Subby | 1 | 204 | 12.8 | 1.22 | 14 | 2021 | Monica Meadows | Argenta | Provincial land | Monica Meadows RecSite | 50.40806 | -116.68 |
| tamarack | 340 | 1 | 93 | 19 | 0.23 | 4 | 2009 | Bobtail Lake | Vanderhoof | Unknown | 53.546199 | -123.483005 | |||
| trembling aspen* | 77 | 1 | 1 | 231 | 20.4 | 1.23 | 14.9 | 1996 | Ashworth Point | Hernando Island | Institution/corp. | Hernando Is. Hold. Ltd. | 49.963367 | -124.907418 | |
| trembling aspen^ | 338 | 1 2 3 | 1 | 244 | 38.3 | 0.88 | 11 | 2009 | Wild Rose Bay | Shuswap | Provincial land | missing | |||
| vine maple | 313 | 1 | 103 | 11.9 | 0.44 | 11 | 2006 | Central Park | Burnaby | Parks/reserves | Central Park | missing | |||
| western hemlock* | 1118 | 1 2 | 1 | 528 | 66.5 | 2.4 | 16.3 | 2022 | Quisitis Point | Ucluelet | First Nations | Ucluelet First Nations | hidden | ||
| western hemlock^ | 1027 | 1 | 1 | 336 | 44.6 | 1.44 | 14 | 2021 | Alpha FSR | Ferguson | Tree Farm Lic. | 50.671944 | -117.491111 | ||
| western larch | 185 | 1 2 3 4 5 | Eek's Larch | 1 | 407 | 50.7 | 1.87 | 11.9 | 2022 | Bridesville Rd. | Rock Creek | Private land | 49.02394 | -119.049587 | |
| western redcedar* | 84 | 1 2 3 | Cheewhat Giant | 1 | 917 | 55.5 | 5.84 | 16 | 1998 | E Cheewhat L. | Youbou | Parks/reserves | Pacific Rim NP | 48.69395 | -124.74459 |
| western redcedar^ | 1043 | 1 | The Big Tree | 1 | 816 | 47 | 5.22 | 19.5 | 2021 | Ancient Forest | Dome Creek | Parks/reserves | Ancient Forests PP | 53.761667 | -121.225278 |
| western white pine* | 163 | White Pine Falls Tree | 1 | 360 | 53.4 | 1.44 | 8 | 1995 | Lillooet R./Job Cr. | Pemberton | Parks/reserves | Upper Lillooet PP | 50.702011 | -123.549124 | |
| western white pine^ | 974 | 1 2 | Target | 1 | 407 | 56 | 1.73 | 12 | 2021 | Greenbush Lake | Cherryville | Tree Farm Lic. | Tolko | 50.75833 | -118.3569 |
| white spruce | 1148 | 1 2 3 4 5 | Goat River Tower | 1 | 320 | 51.8 | 1.16 | 8.8 | 2022 | Goat R. Canyon Trail | Crescent Spur | Parks/reserves | West Twin PP | 53.47953 | -120.64389 |
| whitebark pine* | 101 | 1 | 254 | 18 | 1.52 | 8 | 1990 | Lakes Creek | Mount Currie | Parks/reserves | Stein V. Nlaka'pamux HP | 50.165844 | -122.050631 | ||
| whitebark pine^ | 561 | 1 2 | 1 | 198 | 24.4 | 0.85 | 16 | 2020 | Barnes Lake | Sparwood | Tree Farm Lic. | Canfor | 49.445055 | -114.702778 | |
| yellow-cedar* | 297 | 1 2 3 4 5 | Sir Daniel Samson | 1 | 618 | 46.4 | 3.26 | 12.2 | 2006 | Tlowils Lake | Sayward | Tree Farm Lic. | 39 | 50.277199 | -126.005075 |