Michigan Big Tree Hunt 2023-2025 Winners

Largest Tree Submitted by a Big Tree Hunter over 16 years old

County

Tree Common Name

Scientific Name

Circumference (inches)

Nominator

Shiawassee

Weeping Willow

Salix babylonica

327

Kathy Briggerman

Largest White Pine (Michigan's State Tree)

County

Tree Common Name

Scientific Name

Circumference (inches)

Nominator

Antrim

Eastern White Pine

Pinus strobus

192

Michael Anger

Largest Tree Submitted by a Big Tree Hunter 15 years old and under

County

Tree Common Name

Scientific Name

Circumference (inches)

Nominator

Lapeer

Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum 

240

Corey and Dani Town

Largest Tree in Each County

County

Tree Common Name

Scientific Name

Circumference (inches)

City/Town

Nominator

Alcona

Silver Maple

Acer saccharinum 

214.8

Mikado

Tim Steiner

Alger

Yellow Birch

Betula alleghaniensis

154

Shingleton

Ian Bancroft

Alger

Eastern Hemlock

Tsuga canadensis

148

Rumley

Alan Creamer

Allegan

Weeping Willow

Salix babylonica

299

Fennville

Lance Koops

Alpena

Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum

177.6

Herron

Terry Brillinski

Antrim

Black Walnut

Juglan nigra

222

Eastport

Leslie Lee (of the Lee Family Tree)

Arenac

Northern Red Oak

Quercus rubra

258

Standish

Gary Drous, Peter and Josephine Drous

Barry

White Oak

Quercus alba

222.5

Wayland

Joseph Shaffer

Bay

Eastern Cottonwood

Populus deltoides

241

Bay City

Jacob Gingrich

Benzie

Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum

169

Benzonia

Christine Clinton-Cali

Berrien

Sycamore

Platanus occidentalis

291.6

Berrien Springs

Kenny Karmerer

Calhoun

American Basswood

Tilia americana

245.5

Eckford

Adam Kraft

Cass

Silver Maple

Acer saccharinum 

216

Edwardsburg

Duane and Marcy Metzger

Charlevoix

Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum

184

Boyne CIty

Dana Lorian

County

Tree Common Name

Scientific Name

Circumference (inches)

City/Town

Nominator

Cheboygan

White Cedar

Thuja occidentalis

183.5

Afton

Ian Bancroft

Chippewa

White Cedar

Thuja occidentalis

132

St. Ignace

Cindra Morore

Clare

Northern Red Oak

Quercus rubra

209

Harrison

Christiane Rathke

Clinton

American Beech

Fagus grandifolia

104

Elsie

Stephen Melvin

Crawford

Eastern White Pine

Pinus strobus

176

Grayling

Joel Poirier

Delta

Eastern White Pine

Pinus strobus

136

Gladstone

Jeff Lueneburg

Dickinson

Weeping Willow

Salix babylonica

184

Iron Mountain

William Bell

Eaton

Silver Maple

Acer saccharinum

244.5

Grand Ledge

Jessica Lowe

Emmet

Black Walnut

Juglans nigra

126

Petoskey

Mark Stringer

Genesee

Bur Oak

Quercus macrocarpa

227

Swartz Creek

Bradley Houghton

Gladwin

Northern Red Oak

Quercus rubra

200

Beaverton

Austin Cabose

Gogebic

Yellow Birch

Betula alleghaniensis

162

Watersmeet

Ian Bancroft

Grand Traverse

Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum

176

Traverse City

Douglas Smith

Gratiot

Silver Maple

Acer saccharinum

201

Alma

Emil Richards

Hillsdale

Eastern Cottonwood

Populus deltoides

272.5

Cement City

Nicole Gilbert

Houghton

Weeping Willow

Salix babylonica

291

Lake Linden

Ricky Sarazin

Huron

Weeping Willow

Salix babylonica

286

Ubly

David & Marilyn Peplinski

Ingham

Eastern Cottonwood

Populus deltoides

245

Holt

Iain Walker

Ionia

Eastern Cottonwood

Populus deltoides

226

Lake Odessa

Dan Goodemoot

Iosco

Northern Red Oak

Quercus rubra

180

East Tawas

Sam Burckhardt

Iosco

Eastern Cottonwood

Populus deltoides

248

Tawas City

Noah Manuszak

Iron

White Ash

Fraxinus americana

175

Crystal Falls

Lori Ensign

Isabella

Eastern Cottonwood

Populus deltoides

321.6

Weidman

Adam Thering

Jackson

Northern Red Oak

Quercus rubra

279.4

Jackson

Victoria  Lamport Brown

Kalamazoo

Bur Oak

Quercus rubra

252.5

Vicksburg

Billy Robertson

Kalkaska

Eastern White Pine

Pinus strobus

138.5

Fife Lake

Carly and Brandon Fewins

County  

Tree Common Name

Scientific Name

Circumference (inches)

City/Town

Nominator

Kent

Eastern Cottonwood

Populus deltoides

237

Lowell

Andy and Arika Curtis

Keweenaw

White Cedar

Thuja occidentalis

140

Lake Medora

Sam and Calvin Tercha

Lapeer

Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum

240

Columbiaville

Corey and Dani Town

Leelanau

Eastern Cottonwood

Populus deltoides

319.5

Northport

Greg and Heather Maier

Lenawee

Eastern Cottonwood

Populus deltoides

281

Tipton

Douglas Demond

Livingston

Eastern Cottonwood

Populus deltoides

229

Fenton

Kyle Schumann

Mackinac

Aspen

Populus spp.

206

Hessel

Tammy & Carr Cruickshank          

Flynn Rader

Macomb

Silver Maple

Acer saccharinum 

235

Harrison Twp

Dayna Wagenhals

Manistee

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

133

Kaleva

Amy and Jack McKinley

Marquette

Eastern Cottonwood

Populus deltoides

250

Marquette

Jim Chandler

Mason

Northern Red Oak

Quercus rubra

187

Ludington

Tim Kositzky

Mecosta

Eastern Cottonwood

Populus deltoides

249

Big Rapids

Michelle Strenger

Menominee

Northern Red Oak

Quercus rubra

130.4

Spalding Township

John Folcik

Midland

Scotch Pine

Pinus sylvestris

91

Midland

Michael Kraut

Missaukee

Silver Maple

Acer saccharinum 

192

Lake City

Duane Baldwin

Monroe

Eastern Cottonwood

Populus deltoides

305

Petersburg

Adam Kraft

Montcalm

Eastern Cottonwood

Populus deltoides

304

Stanton

Naomi Holloway

Muskegon

Weeping Willow

Salix babylonica

243

Ravenna

Josh Brandt

Newaygo

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

229

Newaygo

Jeffrey Butler

Oakland

Silver Maple

Acer saccharinum

210.6

Rochester Hills

Kimberly Reizian

Oceana

Silver Maple

Acer saccharinum

246

Hart

Jill Oomen

Ogemaw

Shellbark Hickory

Carya laciniosa

121

West Branch

Anthony Brindley

Osceola

Eastern Cottonwood

Populus deltoides

240

Marion

Seraphim & Michael Bieri

Oscoda

Eastern White Pine

Pinus strobus

118

Big Creek

Eric Straub

Ottawa

Northern Red Oak

Quercus rubra

247

West Olive

Corey Robinson

Presque Isle

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

214

Millersburg

Sandy & Pam Broughman

County  

Tree Common Name

Scientific Name

Circumference (inches)

City/Town

Nominator

Roscommon

Eastern White Pine

Pinus strobus

130

Roscommon

Bonnie Lewandowski

Saginaw

Northern Red Oak

Quercus rubra

318

Brant

Kent Smith  and Sharlene Parish

Sanilac

Weeping Willow

Salix babylonica

228

Lexington

Jacob Gingrich

Shiawassee

Weeping Willow

Salix babylonica

327

Owosso

Kathy Briggerman

St. Clair

Northern Red Oak

Quercus rubra

240

Jeddo

Gregory Mento

St. Joseph

Northern Red Oak

Quercus rubra

179.3

Burr Oak

Brady Shaw

Tuscola

Weeping Willow

Salix babylonica

296.5

Caro

Lynette Jackson

Van Buren

Northern Red Oak

Quercus rubra

250

Covert

Keller Macklenburg

Washtenaw

Bur Oak

Quercus macrocarpa

218.5

Ypsilanti

Bennett Den Houter

Wayne

American Elm

Ulmus americana

262

Grosse Pointe Farms

Mr. Bill Adlhoch

Linda Pobocik- Insisiengmay

Wexford

Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum

168

Cadillac

Lisa Anderson

Potential New State Champions

(pending verification by State Coordinator)

County

Tree Common Name

Scientific Name

Circumference (inches)

City/Town

Nominator

Calhoun

American Basswood

Tilia americana

245.5

Eckford

Adam Kraft

Cheboygan

White Cedar

Thuja occidentalis

183.5

Afton

Ian Bancroft

Eaton

Silver Maple

Acer saccharinum

244.5

Grand Ledge

Jessica Lowe

Gogebic

Yellow Birch

Betula alleghaniensis

162

Watersmeet

Ian Bancroft

Ingham

Shellbark Hickory

Carya laciniosa

139

Leslie

Aaron and Marie Dominguez

Iron

Paper Birch

Betula papyrifera

100

Crystal Falls

Lee Siler

Isabella

Eastern Cottonwood

Populus deltoides

321.6

Weidman

Adam Thering

Jackson

Northern Red Oak

Quercus rubra

279.4

Jackson

Victoria Lamport Brown

Kent

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

234

Comstock

Michael Nitschke

Lapeer

Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum

240

Columbiaville

Corey and Dani Town

Leelanau

Eastern Cottonwood

Populus deltoides

319.5

Northport

Greg and Heather Maier

Macomb

Scarlet Oak

Quercus coccinea

170

Shelby Township

Devin Coughlin

Newaygo

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

228

Newaygo

Jeffery Butler

Oceana

Silver Maple

Acer saccharinum

246

Hart

Jill Oomen

Saginaw

Northern Red Oak

 Quercus rubra

318

Brant

Kent Smith and Sharlene Parish

Sanilac

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

200

Port Sanilac

Jacob Gingrich