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 ReLeaf Michigan’s Michigan Big Tree Hunt Contest
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LARGEST TREE IN MICHIGAN
(nominator of any age)

Nominator: James Wegner
Species: Red Oak
Location: Marion
County: Osceola
Measurement: 384" (32 feet!) around​
LARGEST TREE IN MICHIGAN
​(nominator 15 or younger)

Nominators: Stephanie and Patrick Bushey
​Species: Cottonwood
Location: Saline
County: Washtenaw
Measurement: 312" around
LARGEST WHITE PINE IN MICHIGAN
Nominator: Heather Sewell
Species: White Pine
Location: Askel
County: Houghton
​Measurement: 204"
LARGEST TREE IN EACH COUNTY and NEW POTENTIAL STATE CHAMPIONS
For a complete text list of all winning trees per county, click here.
For a presentation of each winner with pictures, click here.

Photo Gallery of All 2018/2019 Winners

Contest Details

​Rules:
  • Tree must be living and accessible for verification
  • Tree size is determined by circumference (measurement around trunk)
  • All entries must be postmarked or submitted online by September 3, 2019

Prizes:
  1. Largest tree found by a Big Tree Hunter age 16 or older
  2. Largest tree found by a Big Tree Hunter age 15 or younger
  3. Largest White Pine (Michigan’s State Tree), any age
  4. Largest tree found for each county in Michigan
  5. Tree (of any species) that is larger than the current registered Michigan State Champion​

Please note: Trees already listed in the Michigan Big Tree Register are not eligible for prizes.

All participants are invited to the awards ceremony in late 2019. Details will be announced on this website, on ReLeaf Michigan's Facebook page and via our email list. Check back for more information.


About the Michigan Big Tree Hunt
ReLeaf Michigan created the Michigan Big Tree Hunt in 1993 to celebrate our state’s beauty and create a fun way to gather information about Michigan’s biggest trees. All age groups are encouraged to get out and join the hunt!

Sponsors:
• Arboriculture Society of Michigan
• Consumers Energy Foundation
• DTE Energy Foundation
• Michigan Botanical Foundation
• Michigan Department of Natural Resources - Urban and Community Forestry Program
• AdventureKEEN

Questions?
Contact us at bigtreehunt@releafmichigan.org or (800) 642-7353.

Big Tree of the Week
Every Monday, we share a picture of one of our Big Tree Hunt entries on the ReLeaf Michigan Facebook page as the "Big Tree of the Week." Follow our Facebook page to see the amazing trees!

Get a Printed Entry Form at Your Library or Nature Center

Thanks to the many libraries and nature centers around Michigan who are carrying the Michigan Big Tree Hunt brochure.

Big Tree Hunt Featured In the News

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The word is getting out! ​ReLeaf Michigan's Big Tree Hunt has been featured on several news outlets recently, including Michigan Radio and Lansing's WLNS.
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August, 2019
Lara Edwards, ReLeaf Michigan's program coordinator, was interviewed live on Fox17 in Grand Rapids.
​Watch the interview.
May, 2019
​Lara Edwards, ReLeaf's program coordinator, spoke with Dean Krauskopf on WJR, 760 AM in Detroit
March, 2019
​Lara Edwards, ReLeaf's program coordinator, on the Great Outdoors with Tom Lounsbury on WLEW 102.1.
May, 2018
​Melinda Jones, ReLeaf Michigan's executive director, on Kalamazoo's WKZO morning show.