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. Regional district is determined by nearest town not exact tree location. Download the excel file for additional information (nominators, verifiers, site and access notes). Updated November 2019.
| Tree | ID | Sc. | Ht. | DBH | Cr. | Year | Location | Nearest town | Regional district | Land status | Details | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| amabilis fir | #176 | 421 | 45.7 | 2.11 | 12.5 | 1998 | Meares Island | Tofino | Alberni-Clayoquot | Provincial land | missing | ||
| arbutus | #281 | 396 | 34.4 | 2.16 | 19.8 | 2002 | Nanoose Transmit | Parksville | Nanaimo | Woodlot Lic. | 13 | 49.27415 | -124.222067 |
| Bebbs willow | #354 | 152 | 17 | 0.71 | 9 | 2011 | Acles River | Clayhurst | Peace River | Unknown | 56.50138 | -120.15247 | |
| bigleaf maple | #56 | 533 | 29 | 3.41 | 20 | 1992 | Stanley Park | Vancouver | Greater Vancouver | Parks/reserves | Stanley Park | 49.305292 | -123.1536 |
| bitter cherry* | #208 | 181 | 18.9 | 0.86 | 15.8 | 2000 | Phipps Exchange | North Vancouver | Greater Vancouver | Municipal/city | missing | ||
| black cottonwood | #388 | 599 | 47.5 | 3.4 | 27.5 | 2015 | Tsea Axe River | New Aiyansh | Kitimat-Stikine | Parks/reserves | Nisga'a Mem. Lava Bed | 55.20941 | -129.105275 |
| black hawthorn | #305 | 119 | 12.8 | 0.57 | 8.5 | 2006 | Ironwood Grove | Richmond | Greater Vancouver | Municipal/city | missing | ||
| cascara* | #290 | 111 | 17.8 | 0.35 | 12.4 | 2003 | Lannan Forest | Courtenay | Comox Valley | Unknown | 49.704975 | -124.941211 | |
| choke cherry | #242 | 71 | 10.7 | 0.28 | 1.5 | 2000 | Kalamoir RP | Kelowna | Central Okanagan | Parks/reserves | Kalamoir RP | 49.849737 | -119.544845 |
| coastal Douglas-fir | #47 | 784 | 74 | 4.23 | 23 | 1998 | Red Creek | Port Renfrew | Capital | Provincial land | 48.579422 | -124.222922 | |
| Douglas maple* | #253 | 111 | 18 | 0.36 | 7.9 | 2001 | Lakelse Lake | Terrace | Kitimat-Stikine | Parks/reserves | Lakelse Lake PP | missing | |
| Douglas maple^ | #237 | 101 | 14 | 0.39 | 8 | 2000 | Rose Valley Lake | Kelowna | Central Okanagan | Provincial land | 49.892323 | -119.572246 | |
| Engelmann spruce | #141 | 418 | 38.8 | 2.27 | 11.7 | 2019 | Joffre Creek | Mount Currie | Squamish-Lillooet | Provincial land | Lil'wat Nation | 50.368982 | -122.557327 |
| Garry oak | #276 | 317 | 30.2 | 1.62 | 21.9 | 2002 | Quamichan Lake | Maple Bay | Cowichan Valley | Private land | hidden | ||
| grand fir* | #61 | 523 | 75 | 2.16 | 11 | 1998 | Chilliwack River | Chilliwack | Fraser Valley | Parks/reserves | Chilliwack River ER | 49.002967 | -121.412504 |
| interior Douglas-fir | #251 | 388 | 42.1 | 1.9 | 17.7 | 2001 | Kane Valley Rd. | Merritt | Thompson-Nicola | Private land | 49.931992 | -120.746366 | |
| jack pine | #46 | 85 | 18.3 | 0.2 | 1961 | Petitot/Stanislaus | Fort Nelson | Northern Rockies | Provincial land | missing | |||
| lodgepole pine | #114 | 184 | 19.8 | 0.91 | 7.6 | 1991 | Tyaughton Creek | Gold Bridge | Squamish-Lillooet | Provincial land | 51.089731 | -123.06854 | |
| mountain hemlock* | #86 | 391 | 45 | 1.91 | 11 | 1994 | Hollyburn Mountain | North Vancouver | Greater Vancouver | Parks/reserves | Cypress PP | 49.399637 | -123.188766 |
| Pacific crab apple | #300 | 154 | 11.6 | 0.78 | 23.2 | 2006 | Shell Rd | Richmond | Greater Vancouver | Municipal/city | missing | ||
| Pacific dogwood | #231 | 222 | 26.8 | 0.97 | 16.5 | 2000 | Burgoyne Bay | Salt Spring Island | Capital | Institution/corp. | Texada Land Corp. | 48.793141 | -123.50981 |
| Pacific yew* | #107 | 198 | 23.5 | 0.91 | 10.4 | 1991 | Capilano Lake | North Vancouver | Greater Vancouver | Watersheds | Capilano Watershed | no access | |
| paper birch* | #207 | 280 | 19.8 | 1.63 | 16.8 | 2001 | Sumas - Fraser R. | Chilliwack | Fraser Valley | Private land | missing | ||
| Ponderosa pine | #223 | 341 | 32.9 | 1.75 | 19.8 | 2000 | Lundbom Lake | Merritt | Thompson-Nicola | Parks/reserves | Lundbom Comm. GR. | 50.120215 | -120.597977 |
| red alder | #52 | 354 | 24.6 | 2.11 | 15 | 2016 | Stanley Park | Vancouver | Greater Vancouver | Parks/reserves | Stanley Park | 49.303437 | -123.156758 |
| Rocky Mtn juniper | #420 | 131 | 14 | 0.64 | 6.7 | 2015 | Standard Hills | Cranbrook | East Kootenay | Provincial land | Cranbrook Comm. For. | 49.573 | -115.73 |
| Scoulers willow | #308 | 120 | 10.7 | 0.69 | 2006 | Point Grey | Vancouver | Greater Vancouver | Municipal/city | City of Vancouver | missing | ||
| seaside juniper | #174 | 184 | 22.9 | 0.83 | 7.5 | 1998 | Coal Island | North Saanich | Capital | Private land | 48.678828 | -123.385503 | |
| shining willow* | #75 | 178 | 25 | 0.71 | 9 | 1986 | Pine Point | Lake Cowichan | Cowichan Valley | Parks/reserves | Pine Point Rec Site | 48.87842 | -124.254736 |
| shining willow^ | #353 | 304 | 17.1 | 1.89 | 17.5 | 2012 | Bishop Wild Bird S. | Coldstream | North Okanagan | Parks/reserves | Bishop Wild Bird Sanct. | 50.219417 | -119.26425 |
| shore pine | #91 | 200 | 18 | 1.03 | 15 | 1995 | Constance Ave. | Esquimalt | Capital | Private land | 48.431081 | -123.417664 | |
| Sitka alder | #138 | 106 | 8.5 | 0.52 | 17.1 | 1992 | Endowment Lands | Vancouver | Greater Vancouver | Institution/corp. | UBC | 49.260995 | -123.250082 |
| Sitka spruce | #411 | 811 | 77.8 | 4.36 | 19.6 | 2019 | Raft Main | Holberg | Mount Waddington | Institution/corp. | WFP | 50.664497 | -128.163308 |
| subalpine fir* | #81 | 268 | 50.3 | 0.81 | 4 | 1987 | Tintina Creek | Stewart | Kitimat-Stikine | Provincial land | 56.082547 | -129.236547 | |
| subalpine fir^ | #280 | 228 | 39.2 | 0.76 | 6 | 2002 | Takla Lake | Smithers | Bulkley-Nechako | Provincial land | missing | ||
| subalpine larch | #113 | 190 | 21.6 | 0.88 | 12.2 | 1999 | Mount Frosty | Hope | Fraser Valley | Parks/reserves | EC Manning PP | 49.015967 | -120.829431 |
| tamarack | #340 | 93 | 19 | 0.23 | 4 | 2009 | Bobtail Lake | Vanderhoof | Bulkley-Nechako | Unknown | 53.546199 | -123.483005 | |
| trembling aspen* | #77 | 231 | 20.4 | 1.23 | 14.9 | 1996 | Ashworth Point | Hernando Island | Powell River | Institution/corp. | Hernando Is. Hold. Ltd. | 49.963367 | -124.907418 |
| trembling aspen^ | #338 | 244 | 38.3 | 0.88 | 11 | 2009 | Wild Rose Bay | Shuswap | East Kootenay | Provincial land | missing | ||
| vine maple | #313 | 103 | 11.9 | 0.44 | 11 | 2006 | Central Park | Burnaby | Greater Vancouver | Parks/reserves | Central Park | missing | |
| western hemlock* | #144 | 541 | 45.7 | 3.05 | 16.8 | 1999 | Norvan Creek | North Vancouver | Greater Vancouver | Parks/reserves | Lynn Headwaters RP | 49.41891 | -123.01768 |
| western larch | #185 | 420 | 52.4 | 1.92 | 11.9 | 1999 | Bridesville Rd. | Rock Creek | Kootenay Boundary | Provincial land | missing | ||
| western redcedar* | #84 | 917 | 55.5 | 5.84 | 16 | 1998 | E Cheewhat L. | Youbou | Cowichan Valley | Parks/reserves | Pacific Rim NP Reserve | 48.69395 | -124.74459 |
| western white pine* | #163 | 360 | 53.4 | 1.44 | 8 | 1995 | Lillooet R./Job Cr. | Pemberton | Squamish-Lillooet | Parks/reserves | Upper Lillooet PP | 50.702011 | -123.549124 |
| western white pine^ | #180 | 332 | 49.5 | 1.31 | 10.5 | 1999 | Shuswap R. | Cherryville | North Okanagan | Provincial land | 50.8125 | -118.394444 | |
| whitebark pine* | #101 | 254 | 18 | 1.52 | 8 | 1990 | Lakes Creek | Mount Currie | Squamish-Lillooet | Parks/reserves | Stein V. Nlaka'pamux HP | 50.165844 | -122.050631 |
| yellow-cedar* | #297 | 618 | 46.4 | 3.69 | 12.2 | 2006 | Tlowils Lake | Sayward | Strathcona | Tree Farm Lic. | 39 | 50.277199 | -126.005075 |