California Big Trees
Quercus lobata
VALLEY OAK
National Champion
153 feet tall, 99 foot canopy
339 inches in girth
517 Points
W.L. Jepsen, 1984 - South of Covelo
Quercus × morehus
ORACLE OAK
National Champion
108 feet tall, 123 foot canopy
203 inches in girth
342 Points
Glen Schneider, 2016 - Briones Park
48 feet tall, 43 foot canopy
109 inches in girth
168 Points
J. Ohlfs, 1998 - Joshua Tree National Park
Quercus parvula var. shrevei
SHREVE OAK
National Champion
89 feet tall, 75 foot canopy
245 inches in girth
352 Points
Andrew Smith and Steve Auten, 2012 - Swanton Pacific Ranch, Davenport, CA
92 feet tall, 94 foot canopy
146 inches in girth
262 Points
89 feet tall, 81 foot canopy
245 inches in girth
354 Points
Bill Pramuk, 2014 - Napa, CA
Quercus tomentella
ISLAND OAK
National Champion
53 feet tall, 60 foot canopy
91 inches in girth
159 Points
Ken Knight and Randy Baldwin, 2015 - Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
Quercus wislizeni
INTERIOR LIVE OAK
National Champion
54 feet tall, 61 foot canopy
289 inches in girth
358 Points
Martin Crawford and Carl Casey, 2018 - Valley Springs
Rhamnus ilicifolia
HOLLYLEAF REDBERRY
National Champion
21 feet tall, 30 foot canopy
47 inches in girth
75 Points
Jim Dempsey, 2017 - California State Park at Sutter Buttes
Rhododendron arboreum
TREE RHODODENDRON
National Champion
40 feet tall, 27 foot canopy
35 inches in girth
82 Points
Rhus integrifolia
LEMONADE BERRY
National Champion
16 feet tall, 51 foot canopy
55 inches in girth
84 Points
16 feet tall, 30 foot canopy
26 inches in girth
50 Points
L. Romero, 2001 - Anza Borrego State Park
68 feet tall, 62 foot canopy
156 inches in girth
240 Points
A. Cowley, 1997 - Tulare
Salix babylonica
WEEPING WILLOW
Co-Champion
45 feet tall, 73 foot canopy
150 inches in girth
213 Points
Salix babylonica
WEEPING WILLOW
Co-Champion
82 feet tall, 68 foot canopy
116 inches in girth
215 Points
85 feet tall, 75 foot canopy
162 inches in girth
266 Points
Debbie King, 2015 - Red Bluff, Tehema County
Salix laevigata
RED WILLOW
National Champion
56 feet tall, 39 foot canopy
66 inches in girth
132 Points
Al Keuter, 2012 - Quail Hollow Ranch County Park
Salix lasiandra
PACIFIC WILLOW
National Champion
Co-Champion
65 feet tall, 62 foot canopy
152 inches in girth
233 Points
H. Cooley, 2006 - Hayward
Salix lasiandra
PACIFIC WILLOW
National Champion
Co-Champion
54 feet tall, 84 foot canopy
171 inches in girth
246 Points
A. Cowley, 1999 - Taft
Salix lasiolepis
ARROYO WILLOW
National Champion
41 feet tall, 49 foot canopy
89 inches in girth
142 Points
30 feet tall, 38 foot canopy
136 inches in girth
176 Points
Schinus molle
PEPPER TREE
National Champion
57 feet tall, 72 foot canopy
367 inches in girth
442 Points
R. Wheeler, 1969 - San Juan Capistrano
Sequoia sempervirens
COAST REDWOOD
National Champion
321 feet tall, 80 foot canopy
950 inches in girth
1291 Points
R. Hildebrant, M. Taylor, S. Sillett, 1998 - Jedediah Smith State Park
Sequoiadendron giganteum
GIANT SEQUOIA
National Champion
Co-Champion
261 feet tall, 106 foot canopy
1024 inches in girth
1312 Points
Isabelle F. Story, 2000 - Sequoia National Park
71 feet tall, 62 foot canopy
187 inches in girth
274 Points
Ken Knight, 2016 - Rancho La Patera and Stow House
102 feet tall, 40 foot canopy
133 inches in girth
245 Points
A. Cowley, 2002 - Capital Parkway #173
73 feet tall, 78 foot canopy
239 inches in girth
331 Points
Michelle Matthews, Oscar J. Sanchez, 2017 - Kuruvungna Springs
152 feet tall, 75 foot canopy
366 inches in girth
537 Points
Michael Edward Kauffmann, 2019 - Arcata Community Forest - Jacoby Creek
72 feet tall, 52 foot canopy
106 inches in girth
191 Points
G. Brittner, 1994 - Sacramento
55 feet tall, 113 foot canopy
197 inches in girth
280 Points
Randy Baldwin, Ken Knight and Mark Wilson, 2017 - Goleta
Torreya californica
CALIFORNIA NUTMEG
National Champion
105 feet tall, 60 foot canopy
133 inches in girth
253 Points
Culver Family, 2013 - Big Basin State Park
Tsuga heterophylla
WESTERN HEMLOCK
National Champion
Co-Champion
272 feet tall, 40 foot canopy
238 inches in girth
520 Points
M.D. Vaden, 2011 - Northern California
113 feet tall, 44 foot canopy
277 inches in girth
401 Points
89 feet tall, 68 foot canopy
173 inches in girth
279 Points
Richard Gessner, 2015 - San Jose, CA
Ulmus glabra 'Camperdownii'
CAMPERDOWN ELM
National Champion
24 feet tall, 40 foot canopy
101 inches in girth
135 Points
Christian Bonner, 2021 - Filoli Historic Garden - Woodside, CA
108 feet tall, 119 foot canopy
536 inches in girth
674 Points
A. Cowley, 2004 - Mendocino County
Vachellia xanthophloea
FEVER TREE
National Champion
59 feet tall, 35 foot canopy
138 inches in girth
205 Points
Stephanie Shigematsu, 2014 - San Diego Zoo Safari Park, Thorntree Patio
Washingtonia filifera
CALIFORNIA FAN PALM
National Champion
Co-Champion
85 feet tall, 19 foot canopy
119 inches in girth
209 Points
Robert Van Pelt and Arthur Lee Jacobson, 1997 - Sacramento Capitol Grounds
Washingtonia filifera
CALIFORNIA FAN PALM
National Champion
Co-Champion
67 feet tall, 18 foot canopy
141 inches in girth
212 Points
Robert Van Pelt and Arthur Lee Jacobson, 1997 - Capital Park
Xylosma congesta
SHINY XYLOSMA
National Champion
32 feet tall, 18 foot canopy
53 inches in girth
89 Points
Jan C. Scow, 2020 - Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation, San Dimas, CA
Yucca brevifolia
JOSHUA TREE
National Champion
Co-Champion
29 feet tall, 24 foot canopy
89 inches in girth
124 Points
Martin Williams, 2015 - Mojave National Preserve
Yucca brevifolia
JOSHUA TREE
National Champion
Co-Champion
38 feet tall, 21 foot canopy
82 inches in girth
125 Points
Martin Williams, 2015 - Mojave National Preserve
Yucca gloriosa
SPANISH DAGGER YUCCA
National Champion
32 feet tall, 38 foot canopy
118 inches in girth
160 Points
A. Cowley, 1998 - Huntington Beach
Yucca schidigera
MOHAVE YUCCA
National Champion
28 feet tall, 6 foot canopy
63 inches in girth
92 Points
Martin Williams, 2015 - Mojave National Preserve
57 feet tall, 37 foot canopy
169 inches in girth
235 Points
Denice Britton and Chad Dykstra, 2017 - Placerville