California Big Trees
Hesperocyparis nevadensis
PIUTE CYPRESS
National Champion
38 feet tall, 40 foot canopy
119 inches in girth
167 Points
F.T. Callahan, 1976 - Sequoia National Forest
Hesperocyparis nevadensis
PIUTE CYPRESS
National Champion
45 feet tall, 30 foot canopy
115 inches in girth
168 Points
F.T. Callahan, 1976 - Sequoia National Forest
Hesperocyparis pygmaea
PIGMY CYPRESS
National Champion
150 feet tall, 49 foot canopy
238 inches in girth
400 Points
F.T. Callahan, 1991 - Mendocino County
Hesperocyparis sargentii
SARGENT CYPRESS
National Champion
58 feet tall, 63 foot canopy
244 inches in girth
318 Points
R. Nichols, 2001 - Richmond
Hesperocyparis stephensonii
CUYAMACA CYPRESS
National Champion
37 feet tall, 28 foot canopy
70 inches in girth
114 Points
Heteromeles arbutifolia
TOYON
National Champion
32 feet tall, 28 foot canopy
58 inches in girth
97 Points
A. Cowley, 2004 - Santa Barbara Co.
64 feet tall, 45 foot canopy
82 inches in girth
157 Points
Randy Baldwin, 2015 - Santa Barbara
Jacaranda mimosifolia
JACARANDA
Co-Champion
58 feet tall, 73 foot canopy
98 inches in girth
174 Points
A. Cowley, 1998 - Santa Ana
Juglans californica
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BLACK WALNUT
National Champion
112 feet tall, 106 foot canopy
259 inches in girth
398 Points
G.R. Foster, 1973 - Chico
Juglans hindsii
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BLACK WALNUT
National Champion
93 feet tall, 118 foot canopy
444 inches in girth
567 Points
Susan Alison Fulmer, 2008 - El Dorado
51 feet tall, 77 foot canopy
287 inches in girth
357 Points
Bill Pramuk, 2019 - Napa County
62 feet tall, 96 foot canopy
197 inches in girth
283 Points
Juniperus californica
CALIFORNIA JUNIPER
National Champion
44 feet tall, 53 foot canopy
125 inches in girth
182 Points
Robert Steers, 2015 - West Pinnacles
40 feet tall, 51 foot canopy
109 inches in girth
162 Points
A. Cowley, 2004 - Orange
25 feet tall, 32 foot canopy
65 inches in girth
98 Points
Chris Rippey, 2013 - Stanford University Arboretum
Juniperus grandis
WESTERN JUNIPER
National Champion
78 feet tall, 56 foot canopy
481 inches in girth
573 Points
J. R. Hall, 1983 - Stanislaus National Forest
Juniperus occidentalis
WESTERN JUNIPER
National Champion
84 feet tall, 48 foot canopy
281 inches in girth
377 Points
Janelle Thompson, 2020 - Tahoe National Forest
Juniperus osteosperma
UTAH JUNIPER
National Champion
40 feet tall, 56 foot canopy
260 inches in girth
314 Points
R. Witters, 1996 - Inyo National Forest
25 feet tall, 36 foot canopy
69 inches in girth
103 Points
L. Romero/A. Gibson, 1996 - U.C.L.A.
48 feet tall, 48 foot canopy
108 inches in girth
168 Points
Nick Araya, 2015 - Los Angeles
44 feet tall, 56 foot canopy
82 inches in girth
140 Points
A. Cowley, 2001 - Santa Ana
Leptospermum laevigatum
AUSTRALIAN TEA TREE
National Champion
15 feet tall, 18 foot canopy
84 inches in girth
103 Points
Nick Araya, 2013 - Los Angeles
Ligustrum lucidum
GLOSSY PRIVET
National Champion
62 feet tall, 65 foot canopy
107 inches in girth
185 Points
Barrette and Stanley, 1991 - Sacramento Capital Park #306
91 feet tall, 91 foot canopy
228 inches in girth
342 Points
A. Cowley, 1997 - Sacramento Capital Park #20
45 feet tall, 40 foot canopy
61 inches in girth
116 Points
Richard Gessner, 2015 - Woodside
80 feet tall, 72 foot canopy
180 inches in girth
278 Points
A & D Pinotti, 1993 - Sutter Creek
Markhamia lutea
GOLD MARKHAMIA
National Champion
75 feet tall, 44 foot canopy
120 inches in girth
206 Points
Wes Robbins and Cornelius Robbins, 2014 - Los Angeles
Melaleuca linariifolia
FLAXLEAF PAPERBARK
National Champion
Co-Champion
32 feet tall, 44 foot canopy
103 inches in girth
145 Points
Nick Araya, 2018 - Los Angeles
Melaleuca linariifolia
FLAXLEAF PAPERBARK
National Champion
21 feet tall, 26 foot canopy
121 inches in girth
149 Points
Jenn Yost, 2014 - Santa Cruz, CA
Melaleuca quinquenervia
PAPERBARK OR CAJEPUT TREE
National Champion
40 feet tall, 37 foot canopy
167 inches in girth
216 Points
Gordon Hutchinson, 2018 - Pismo Beach
88 feet tall, 59 foot canopy
182 inches in girth
285 Points
Metrosideros excelsa
NEW ZEALAND CHRISTMAS TREE
National Champion
66 feet tall, 82 foot canopy
338 inches in girth
424 Points
Michael Sullivan and Joseph Loeffler, 2018 - Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
31 feet tall, 35 foot canopy
64 inches in girth
103 Points
A. Cowley, 2002 - Patrick's Point State Park
92 feet tall, 84 foot canopy
270 inches in girth
383 Points
V. Lane Etal, 1991 - Six Rivers National Forest
34 feet tall, 60 foot canopy
168 inches in girth
217 Points
A. Cowley, 1999 - Sacramento Capital Park #338
60 feet tall, 47 foot canopy
110 inches in girth
181 Points
Nick Araya, 2019 - Los Angeles
Olneya tesota
DESERT IRONWOOD
National Champion
33 feet tall, 55 foot canopy
198 inches in girth
245 Points
Parkinsonia florida
BLUE PALO VERDE
National Champion
53 feet tall, 42 foot canopy
86 inches in girth
150 Points
Persea americana
MEXICAN AVOCADO
National Champion
53 feet tall, 54 foot canopy
125 inches in girth
191 Points
Nick Araya, 2020 - Los Angeles
Phoenix canariensis
CANARY ISLAND DATE PALM
National Champion
101 feet tall, 25 foot canopy
120 inches in girth
227 Points
Jason Johns, 2016 - San Jose State University
94 feet tall, 71 foot canopy
397 inches in girth
509 Points
Glen Williams, 2004 - Fullerton
Picea breweriana
BREWER'S WEEPING SPRUCE
National Champion
134 feet tall, 44 foot canopy
271 inches in girth
416 Points
Leonard Herzstein, Neal Hadley, 2012 - Trinity Alps Wilderness
133 feet tall, 35 foot canopy
149 inches in girth
291 Points
Michael Kauffman, 2016 - Siskiyou National Forest
264 feet tall, 81 foot canopy
361 inches in girth
645 Points
Michael Kauffmann, 2019 - Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
54 feet tall, 37 foot canopy
235 inches in girth
298 Points
Adam Rich and Nicolette Nelson, 2011 - Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Bridgeport, CA.
Pinus attenuata
KNOBCONE PINE
National Champion
117 feet tall, 66 foot canopy
135 inches in girth
269 Points
Pinus balfouriana
FOXTAIL PINE
National Champion
Co-Champion
63 feet tall, 30 foot canopy
315 inches in girth
386 Points
Michael Edward Kauffmann, 2020 - Klamath National Forest, Trinity Alps Wilderness
Pinus balfouriana
FOXTAIL PINE
National Champion
Co-Champion
71 feet tall, 45 foot canopy
323 inches in girth
405 Points
Peter Wyckoff, 2018 - Sequoia National Park
82 feet tall, 81 foot canopy
162 inches in girth
264 Points
A. Remyn, 1994 - Orange
Pinus canariensis
CANARY ISLAND PINE
Co-Champion
101 feet tall, 58 foot canopy
156 inches in girth
272 Points
Nick Araya and Karina Nordbak, 2020 - Los Angeles