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 December 30, 2021
| Tree | ID# | Photos | nickname | Sc. | Ht | DBH | Cr. | Year | Location | Nearest Town | Landstatus | Details | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| amabilis fir | 176 | 421 | 45.7 | 2.11 | 12.5 | 1998 | Meares Island | Tofino | Provincial land | missing | ||||
| arbutus | 281 | 1 2 3 4 5 | 398 | 27.0 | 2.26 | 25.6 | 2021 | Nanoose Transmit | Parksville | Woodlot Lic. | 13 | 49.27415 | -124.222067 | |
| Bebbs willow | 354 | 1 2 3 4 | Bebb's #1 | 152 | 17.0 | 0.71 | 9.0 | 2011 | Acles River | Clayhurst | Unknown | 56.50138 | -120.15247 | |
| 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 | 55.20941 | -129.105275 | |
| black cottonwood^ | 1017 | 1 2 | 384 | 30.1 | 2.19 | 18.0 | 2021 | Cokato / Elk River | Fernie | Private land | City of Fernie | 49.428333 | -115.049167 | |
| 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 |
| grand fir^ | 1075 | 1 | Upright Grand | 297 | 47.0 | 1.05 | 16.0 | 2021 | Salmo River | Ymir | Provincial land | 49.293333 | -117.2225 | |
| interior Douglas-fir | 559 | 1 2 | Jeffy Dougy | 407 | 49.5 | 1.87 | 15.6 | 2020 | Elk R. / Morrissey Cr. | Fernie | Parks/reserves | Nature Cons. of CA | 49.359444 | -115.0036111 |
| 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 | -123.06854 | |||
| mountain hemlock* | 86 | 1 | 391 | 45.0 | 1.91 | 11.0 | 1994 | Hollyburn Mountain | West 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 | -123.50981 | |
| 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 | Hunter Street | Silverton | Private land | 49.95138 | -117.35945 | |
| Ponderosa pine | 608 | 1 | Lieutenant Dan | 395 | 58.7 | 1.53 | 15.7 | 2021 | Cai Creek | Castlegar | Provincial land | BCTS Arrow South | 49.2690525 | -117.6120878 |
| 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. | 49.573 | -115.73 | |
| 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 | 48.87842 | -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 | -119.26425 | |
| 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^ | 1034 | 1 | 266 | 37.5 | 1.10 | 8.6 | 2021 | Ballet Ski Run | Fernie | Provincial land | Fernie Alpine Resort | 49.461389 | -115.109722 | |
| subalpine larch | 977 | 1 2 | Grand Daddy Subby | 204 | 12.8 | 1.22 | 14.0 | 2021 | Monica Meadows | Argenta | Parks/reserves | Monica Meadows Rec Site | 50.40806 | -116.68 |
| 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 | 49.41891 | -123.01768 |
| western hemlock^ | 1027 | 1 | 336 | 44.6 | 1.44 | 14.0 | 2021 | Alpha FSR | Ferguson | Tree Farm Lic. | 50.671944 | -117.491111 | ||
| 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 | 48.69395 | -124.74459 |
| western redcedar^ | 1043 | 1 | The Big Tree | 816 | 47.0 | 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 | 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^ | 974 | 1 2 | Target | 407 | 56.0 | 1.73 | 12.0 | 2021 | Greenbush Lake | Cherryville | Tree Farm Lic. | Tolko | 50.75833 | -118.3569 |
| 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 | Barnes Lake | Sparwood | Tree Farm Lic. | Canfor | 49.445055 | -114.7027777 | |
| 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 |