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. Only live trees with verified measurements are displayed. 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 March 2021
| Tree | ID# | Photos | nickname | Sc. | Ht. | DBH | Cr. | Year | Location | Nearest Town | Land Status | Details | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| amabilis fir | 176 | 421 | 45.7 | 2.11 | 12.5 | 1998 | Meares Island | Tofino | Provincial land | missing | ||||
| arbutus | 281 | 396 | 34.4 | 2.16 | 19.8 | 2002 | Nanoose Transmit | Parksville | Woodlot Lic. | 13 | 49.274150 | -124.222067 | ||
| Bebbs willow | 354 | 1 2 3 4 | Bebb's #1 | 152 | 17.0 | 0.71 | 9.0 | 2011 | Acles River | Clayhurst | Unknown | 56.501380 | -120.152470 | |
| bigleaf maple | 56 | 1 2 | 533 | 29.0 | 3.41 | 20.0 | 1992 | Stanley Park | Vancouver | Parks/reserves | Stanley Park | 49.304988 | -123.152831 | |
| bitter cherry* | 208 | 1 2 3 4 5 | 181 | 18.9 | 0.86 | 15.8 | 2000 | Phipps Exchange | North Vancouver | Municipal/city | missing | |||
| black cottonwood* | 388 | 1 2 3 4 5 | 599 | 47.5 | 3.40 | 27.5 | 2015 | Tsea Axe River | New Aiyansh | Parks/reserves | Nisga'a Mem. Lava Bed | 55.209410 | -129.105275 | |
| black cottonwood^ | 468 | 1 2 3 | 294 | 42.3 | 1.14 | 18.0 | 2019 | Lois Cr. Trails | Kimberley | Tree Farm Lic. | 49.718235 | -115.969721 | ||
| black hawthorn | 305 | 119 | 12.8 | 0.57 | 8.5 | 2006 | Ironwood Grove | Richmond | Municipal/city | missing | ||||
| cascara* | 290 | 111 | 17.8 | 0.35 | 12.4 | 2003 | Lannan Forest | Courtenay | Unknown | 49.704975 | -124.941211 | |||
| choke cherry | 242 | 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 | Red Creek Fir | 784 | 74.0 | 4.23 | 23.0 | 1998 | Red Creek | Port Renfrew | Provincial land | 48.579422 | -124.222922 | |
| Douglas maple* | 253 | 111 | 18.0 | 0.36 | 7.9 | 2001 | Lakelse Lake | Terrace | Parks/reserves | Lakelse Lake PP | missing | |||
| Douglas maple^ | 237 | 1 | 101 | 14.0 | 0.39 | 8.0 | 2000 | Rose Valley Lake | Kelowna | Provincial land | 49.892323 | -119.572246 | ||
| Engelmann spruce | 141 | 1 2 3 4 5 | Joffre Giant | 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 | 317 | 30.2 | 1.62 | 21.9 | 2002 | Quamichan Lake | Maple Bay | Private land | hidden | |||
| grand fir* | 318 | 1 2 3 | Totem Giant | 451 | 64.4 | 1.85 | 13.4 | 2020 | Totem Park Ravine | Vancouver | Parks/reserves | Pacific Spirit RP | 49.255997 | -123.253119 |
| interior Douglas-fir | 559 | 1 2 | Dougy Jeffy | 407 | 49.5 | 1.87 | 15.6 | 2020 | Elk R. / Morrissey Cr. | Fernie | Parks/reserves | Nature Conservancy of CA | 49.359444 | -115.003611 |
| jack pine | 46 | 85 | 18.3 | 0.20 | 1961 | Petitot/Stanislaus | Fort Nelson | Provincial land | missing | |||||
| lodgepole pine | 114 | 184 | 19.8 | 0.91 | 7.6 | 1991 | Tyaughton Creek | Gold Bridge | Provincial land | 51.089731 | -123.068540 | |||
| mountain hemlock* | 86 | 1 | 391 | 45.0 | 1.91 | 11.0 | 1994 | Hollyburn Mountain | North Vancouver | Parks/reserves | Cypress PP | 49.399637 | -123.188766 | |
| Pacific crab apple | 300 | 154 | 11.6 | 0.78 | 23.2 | 2006 | Shell Rd | Richmond | Municipal/city | missing | ||||
| Pacific dogwood | 231 | 1 | 222 | 26.8 | 0.97 | 16.5 | 2000 | Burgoyne Bay | Salt Spring Island | Institution/corp. | Texada Land Corp. | 48.793141 | -123.509810 | |
| Pacific yew* | 107 | 198 | 23.5 | 0.91 | 10.4 | 1991 | Capilano Lake | North Vancouver | Watersheds | Capilano Watershed | no access | |||
| Pacific yew^ | 554 | 1 | 166 | 22.0 | 0.67 | 12.0 | 2020 | Box Lake | Nakusp | Provincial land | WFP | hidden | ||
| paper birch* | 207 | 1 2 | 280 | 19.8 | 1.63 | 16.8 | 2001 | Sumas - Fraser R. | Chilliwack | Private land | missing | |||
| paper birch^ | 556 | 1 | Silverton Birch | 290 | 26.0 | 1.47 | 28.0 | 2020 | Silverton | Fernie | Private land | 49.595138 | -117.359444 | |
| Ponderosa pine | 483 | 1 2 | Round Lake Pine | 360 | 49.7 | 1.51 | 11.6 | 2018 | Round Lake | Princeton | Private land | hidden | ||
| red alder | 52 | 1 2 3 4 | 354 | 24.6 | 2.11 | 15.0 | 2016 | Stanley Park | Vancouver | Parks/reserves | Stanley Park | 49.303437 | -123.156758 | |
| Rocky Mtn juniper | 420 | 1 2 | 131 | 14.0 | 0.64 | 6.7 | 2015 | Standard Hills | Cranbrook | Provincial land | Cranbrook Comm. For. | 49.573000 | -115.730000 | |
| Scoulers willow | 308 | 120 | 10.7 | 0.69 | 2006 | Point Grey | Vancouver | Municipal/city | City of Vancouver | missing | ||||
| seaside juniper | 174 | 184 | 22.9 | 0.83 | 7.5 | 1998 | Coal Island | North Saanich | Private land | 48.678828 | -123.385503 | |||
| shining willow* | 75 | 178 | 25.0 | 0.71 | 9.0 | 1986 | Pine Point | Lake Cowichan | Parks/reserves | Pine Point Rec Site | 48.878420 | -124.254736 | ||
| shining willow^ | 353 | 1 | 304 | 17.1 | 1.89 | 17.5 | 2012 | Bishop Wild Bird S. | Coldstream | Parks/reserves | Bishop Wild Bird Sanct. | 50.219417 | -119.264250 | |
| shore pine | 91 | 1 2 3 | 200 | 18.0 | 1.03 | 15.0 | 1995 | Constance Ave. | Esquimalt | Private land | 48.431081 | -123.417664 | ||
| Sitka alder | 138 | 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 | 811 | 77.8 | 4.36 | 19.6 | 2019 | Raft Main | Holberg | Institution/corp. | WFP | 50.664497 | -128.163308 |
| subalpine fir* | 81 | 268 | 50.3 | 0.81 | 4.0 | 1987 | Tintina Creek | Stewart | Provincial land | 56.082547 | -129.236547 | |||
| subalpine fir^ | 558 | 1 2 | Stumble On | 243 | 31.4 | 1.03 | 14.2 | 2020 | Olivia Creek Trail | Fernie | Provincial land | 49.587770 | -115.085000 | |
| subalpine larch | 113 | 190 | 21.6 | 0.88 | 12.2 | 1999 | Mount Frosty | Hope | Parks/reserves | EC Manning PP | 49.015967 | -120.829431 | ||
| tamarack | 340 | 93 | 19.0 | 0.23 | 4.0 | 2009 | Bobtail Lake | Vanderhoof | Unknown | 53.546199 | -123.483005 | |||
| trembling aspen* | 77 | 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 | 244 | 38.3 | 0.88 | 11.0 | 2009 | Wild Rose Bay | Shuswap | Provincial land | missing | |||
| vine maple | 313 | 103 | 11.9 | 0.44 | 11.0 | 2006 | Central Park | Burnaby | Parks/reserves | Central Park | missing | |||
| western hemlock* | 144 | 1 2 3 | Norvan's Castle | 541 | 45.7 | 3.05 | 16.8 | 1999 | Norvan Creek | North Vancouver | Parks/reserves | Lynn Headwaters RP | 49.418910 | -123.017680 |
| western larch | 185 | 1 2 3 | Eek's Larch | 420 | 52.4 | 1.92 | 11.9 | 1999 | Bridesville Rd. | Rock Creek | Provincial land | missing | ||
| western redcedar* | 84 | 1 2 | Cheewhat Giant | 917 | 55.5 | 5.84 | 16.0 | 1998 | E Cheewhat L. | Youbou | Parks/reserves | Pacific Rim NP Reserve | 48.693950 | -124.744590 |
| western redcedar^ | 560 | 1 2 3 | Twin Trunk | 572 | 32.0 | 3.78 | 12.0 | 2019 | Kokanee Cr. OG Trail | Nelson | Parks/reserves | Kokanee Cr. PP | 49.668740 | -117.136720 |
| western white pine* | 163 | White Pine Falls Tree | 360 | 53.4 | 1.44 | 8.0 | 1995 | Lillooet R./Job Cr. | Pemberton | Parks/reserves | Upper Lillooet PP | 50.702011 | -123.549124 | |
| western white pine^ | 553 | 1 | 354 | 48.0 | 1.51 | 12.0 | 2020 | 100 Acre Wood | Rossland | Tree Farm Lic. | Atco Forest Products | 49.178334 | -117.853050 | |
| whitebark pine* | 101 | 254 | 18.0 | 1.52 | 8.0 | 1990 | Lakes Creek | Mount Currie | Parks/reserves | Stein V. Nlaka'pamux HP | 50.165844 | -122.050631 | ||
| whitebark pine^ | 561 | 1 2 | 198 | 24.4 | 0.85 | 16.0 | 2020 | Sparwood | Barnes Lake | Tree Farm Lic. | Canfor | 49.445055 | -114.702778 | |
| yellow-cedar* | 297 | 1 2 3 | Sir Daniel Samson | 618 | 46.4 | 3.69 | 12.2 | 2006 | Tlowils Lake | Sayward | Tree Farm Lic. | 39 | 50.277199 | -126.005075 |