Old Trees of Canada

A list of some of the oldest verified trees in Canada.  

British Columbia
SpeciesStatusAgeLocationNotesSource
Yellow-Cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis)Wedge1585Eve, River CrossdatedUVTRL
Trembling Apsen (Populus tremuloides)?157Fort NelsonKabzems and Garcia (2004) CJFR, 43:38
Gary Oak (Quercus garryana)
Alpine Larch (Larix lyallii)Core?838Gray Creek PassLuckman@uwo.ca
Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii [ var. menziesii])
Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta [var. latifolia])core380Brown Bear FSR (northwestern BC)Crossdated, cored in2004 at breast height.cwelsh@NRCcan.gc.ca
Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta [var. latifolia])Living Core497Sweeny (53 28'N- 127 10"W)Luckman@uwo.ca
White Spruce (Picea glauca)Living Core433Cassiar (59.2N - 129.83W)Cored in 2002Luckman@uwo.ca
Alberta
SpeciesStatusAgeLocationNotesSource
Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta [var. latifolia])DBH core272Whirlpool RiverMAD Lab #06BAL614aMAD Lab
Whitebark Pine (Pinus albicaulis)Core?1060Saskatchewan GlacierSaskatchwan2 (Yougblut, 1999)Luckman@uwo.ca
Apline Larch (Larix lyallii)Core?734Banff, Storm Mtn.Larch Valley3, M. Colenutt, (pers. Comm.)Luckman@uwo.ca
Limber Pine (Pinus flexis)Core?826Kootney PlainsKootenay Plains4 Rr. Case, (pers. Comm.)
Engelmann Spruce (Picea Engelmannii)Core?761Payto LakePeyto5 (Reynolds, 1992)
Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii [ var. glauca])Living Core691BanffCored 1996 - powerhouse site - Banff6 (watson and luckman Holocene 11203-2113)Luckman@uwo.ca
Saskatchewan
SpeciesStatusAgeLocationNotesSource
Manitoba
SpeciesStatusAgeLocationNotesSource
Trembling Aspen (Populus tremuloides)Core?164Site 630-40j.tardif@uwinnipeg.ca
Ontario
SpeciesStatusAgeLocationNotesSource
White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis)?1672Niagra Escarpmenttmaerten@uoguelph.ca
Quebec
SpeciesStatusAgeLocationNotesSource
Trembling Aspen (Populus tremuloides)core174Lake Duparquet(samle #i77 and #i127) cored in 1996: still living 2004chaire_afd@uqam.ca
New Brunswick
SpeciesStatusAgeLocationNotesSource
Red Spruce (Picea rubens)Living Core445Fundy CoastDBH aged, CrossdatedMad Lab
Black Spruce (Picea mariana)Snag259Central NBDBH aged, CrossdatedS.Taylor@UNB.ca
White Pine (Pinus strobus)Living Core324Tetagouche River, NBMAD Lab #07BRL421a, DBH aged, CrossdatedMad Lab
Red Pine (Pinus resinosa)
Jack Pine (Pinus banksiana)
Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis)
White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis)
Yellow Birch (Betula alleghaniensis)
White Birch (Betula papyrifera)
Larch/Tamarack (Larix larcina)
Prince Edward Island
SpeciesStatusAgeLocationNotesSource
Larch/Tamarack (Larix larcina)Mad Lab
Red Spruce (Picea rubens)Living125Mad Lab #07XL901b, DBH aged, Crossdated Mad LAb
Black Spruce (Picea mariana)Living129Mad Lab #07XL106b, DBH aged, Crossdated Mad Lab
Balsam Fir (Abies balsamea)Living131Mad Lab #07XL319a, DBH aged, CrossdatedMad Lab
White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis)Living90Mad Lab #07AAL604a, DBH aged, crossdated Mad Lab
Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis)Living148Mad Lab #07XL817b, DBH aged, CrossdatedMad Lab
White Pine (Pinus strobus)Living128Mad Lab #07XL411b, DBH aged, CrossdatedMad Lab
Red Oak (Quercus rubra)Stump126East RoyaltyButt SampleMad Lab
Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis)Stump311BelfastMad Lab #06AA002, DBH aged, CrossdatedMad Lab
Nova Scotia
SpeciesStatusAgeLocationNotesSource
Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis)
Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis)Living Core440Capre Breton (French River Wilderness areaMad Lab #07AIL808a, Cored in 2007, DBH aged, crossdatedMad Lab
White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis)Living Core266Cedarwood LakeMad Lab #07AUL600, cored in 2007, DBH aged, crossdatedMad Lab
Newfoundland
SpeciesStatusAgeLocationNotesSource
Black Spruce (Picea mariana)
White Spruce (Picea glauca)
Balsam Fir (Abies balsamea)
Labrador
SpeciesStatusAgeLocationNotesSource
Black Spruce (Picea mariana)Living287Smallwood resovoirMad Lab #07BWL105a, DBH aged, Crossdated Mad Lab
White Spruce (Picea glauca)Living364Churchill RiverMad Lab #07CGL213a, DBH aged, Crossdated Mad Lab
Balsam Fir (Abies balsamea)Living195George's Lake (Red Wine Mountains)Mad Lab #07BXL320a, DBH aged, CrossdatedMad Lab
Larch/Tamarack (Larix larcina)Living280Petit Lac aux SauterellesMad Lab #07CEL701a, DBH aged, CrossdatedMad Lab
Yukon
SpeciesStatusAgeLocationNotesSource
Trembling Apsen (Populus tremuloides)?153WhitehorseHogg and Wein (2005), CJFR 35:2141
White Spruce (Picea glauca)Living600Sandpit (61.32N - 137.00W)Cored in 1999Luckman@uwo.ca
White Spruce (Picea glauca)Snag668Landslide site, Kluane (61 2'N - 138 30'W)Crossdated to 1129-1796Luckman@uwo.ca
Subalpine Fir (Abies lasicarpa)Living Core507Sa-nah-dene mine ("Julian Site" - (60 31' 30"N - 128 50' 40"W))cored in 2003Luckman@uwo.ca
Northwest Territories
SpeciesStatusAgeLocationNotesSource
Nunavut
SpeciesStatusAgeLocationNotesSource