Old Trees of Canada
A list of some of the oldest verified trees in Canada.
British Columbia | |||||
Species | Status | Age | Location | Notes | Source |
Yellow-Cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis) | Wedge | 1585 | Eve, River | Crossdated | UVTRL |
Trembling Apsen (Populus tremuloides) | ? | 157 | Fort Nelson | Kabzems and Garcia (2004) CJFR, 43:38 | |
Gary Oak (Quercus garryana) | |||||
Alpine Larch (Larix lyallii) | Core? | 838 | Gray Creek Pass | Luckman@uwo.ca | |
Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii [ var. menziesii]) | |||||
Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta [var. latifolia]) | core | 380 | Brown Bear FSR (northwestern BC) | Crossdated, cored in2004 at breast height. | cwelsh@NRCcan.gc.ca |
Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta [var. latifolia]) | Living Core | 497 | Sweeny (53 28'N- 127 10"W) | Luckman@uwo.ca | |
White Spruce (Picea glauca) | Living Core | 433 | Cassiar (59.2N - 129.83W) | Cored in 2002 | Luckman@uwo.ca |
Alberta | |||||
Species | Status | Age | Location | Notes | Source |
Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta [var. latifolia]) | DBH core | 272 | Whirlpool River | MAD Lab #06BAL614a | MAD Lab |
Whitebark Pine (Pinus albicaulis) | Core? | 1060 | Saskatchewan Glacier | Saskatchwan2 (Yougblut, 1999) | Luckman@uwo.ca |
Apline Larch (Larix lyallii) | Core? | 734 | Banff, Storm Mtn. | Larch Valley3, M. Colenutt, (pers. Comm.) | Luckman@uwo.ca |
Limber Pine (Pinus flexis) | Core? | 826 | Kootney Plains | Kootenay Plains4 Rr. Case, (pers. Comm.) | |
Engelmann Spruce (Picea Engelmannii) | Core? | 761 | Payto Lake | Peyto5 (Reynolds, 1992) | |
Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii [ var. glauca]) | Living Core | 691 | Banff | Cored 1996 - powerhouse site - Banff6 (watson and luckman Holocene 11203-2113) | Luckman@uwo.ca |
Saskatchewan | |||||
Species | Status | Age | Location | Notes | Source |
Manitoba | |||||
Species | Status | Age | Location | Notes | Source |
Trembling Aspen (Populus tremuloides) | Core? | 164 | Site 630-40 | j.tardif@uwinnipeg.ca | |
Ontario | |||||
Species | Status | Age | Location | Notes | Source |
White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis) | ? | 1672 | Niagra Escarpment | tmaerten@uoguelph.ca | |
Quebec | |||||
Species | Status | Age | Location | Notes | Source |
Trembling Aspen (Populus tremuloides) | core | 174 | Lake Duparquet | (samle #i77 and #i127) cored in 1996: still living 2004 | chaire_afd@uqam.ca |
New Brunswick | |||||
Species | Status | Age | Location | Notes | Source |
Red Spruce (Picea rubens) | Living Core | 445 | Fundy Coast | DBH aged, Crossdated | Mad Lab |
Black Spruce (Picea mariana) | Snag | 259 | Central NB | DBH aged, Crossdated | S.Taylor@UNB.ca |
White Pine (Pinus strobus) | Living Core | 324 | Tetagouche River, NB | MAD Lab #07BRL421a, DBH aged, Crossdated | Mad 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 | |||||
Species | Status | Age | Location | Notes | Source |
Larch/Tamarack (Larix larcina) | Mad Lab | ||||
Red Spruce (Picea rubens) | Living | 125 | Mad Lab #07XL901b, DBH aged, Crossdated | Mad LAb | |
Black Spruce (Picea mariana) | Living | 129 | Mad Lab #07XL106b, DBH aged, Crossdated | Mad Lab | |
Balsam Fir (Abies balsamea) | Living | 131 | Mad Lab #07XL319a, DBH aged, Crossdated | Mad Lab | |
White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis) | Living | 90 | Mad Lab #07AAL604a, DBH aged, crossdated | Mad Lab | |
Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) | Living | 148 | Mad Lab #07XL817b, DBH aged, Crossdated | Mad Lab | |
White Pine (Pinus strobus) | Living | 128 | Mad Lab #07XL411b, DBH aged, Crossdated | Mad Lab | |
Red Oak (Quercus rubra) | Stump | 126 | East Royalty | Butt Sample | Mad Lab |
Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) | Stump | 311 | Belfast | Mad Lab #06AA002, DBH aged, Crossdated | Mad Lab |
Nova Scotia | |||||
Species | Status | Age | Location | Notes | Source |
Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) | |||||
Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) | Living Core | 440 | Capre Breton (French River Wilderness area | Mad Lab #07AIL808a, Cored in 2007, DBH aged, crossdated | Mad Lab |
White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis) | Living Core | 266 | Cedarwood Lake | Mad Lab #07AUL600, cored in 2007, DBH aged, crossdated | Mad Lab |
Newfoundland | |||||
Species | Status | Age | Location | Notes | Source |
Black Spruce (Picea mariana) | |||||
White Spruce (Picea glauca) | |||||
Balsam Fir (Abies balsamea) | |||||
Labrador | |||||
Species | Status | Age | Location | Notes | Source |
Black Spruce (Picea mariana) | Living | 287 | Smallwood resovoir | Mad Lab #07BWL105a, DBH aged, Crossdated | Mad Lab |
White Spruce (Picea glauca) | Living | 364 | Churchill River | Mad Lab #07CGL213a, DBH aged, Crossdated | Mad Lab |
Balsam Fir (Abies balsamea) | Living | 195 | George's Lake (Red Wine Mountains) | Mad Lab #07BXL320a, DBH aged, Crossdated | Mad Lab |
Larch/Tamarack (Larix larcina) | Living | 280 | Petit Lac aux Sauterelles | Mad Lab #07CEL701a, DBH aged, Crossdated | Mad Lab |
Yukon | |||||
Species | Status | Age | Location | Notes | Source |
Trembling Apsen (Populus tremuloides) | ? | 153 | Whitehorse | Hogg and Wein (2005), CJFR 35:2141 | |
White Spruce (Picea glauca) | Living | 600 | Sandpit (61.32N - 137.00W) | Cored in 1999 | Luckman@uwo.ca |
White Spruce (Picea glauca) | Snag | 668 | Landslide site, Kluane (61 2'N - 138 30'W) | Crossdated to 1129-1796 | Luckman@uwo.ca |
Subalpine Fir (Abies lasicarpa) | Living Core | 507 | Sa-nah-dene mine ("Julian Site" - (60 31' 30"N - 128 50' 40"W)) | cored in 2003 | Luckman@uwo.ca |
Northwest Territories | |||||
Species | Status | Age | Location | Notes | Source |
Nunavut | |||||
Species | Status | Age | Location | Notes | Source |