A Commitment for the Ages
—R. Douglas Cowan and Deborah Gangloff

Nominating a Champ
An easy-to-follow guide to potential Big Tree fame.

Rising to New Heights
National champs are bound to be big at the box office.
—by Whit Bronaugh

The Towering Titans
Eleven guaranteed to make your neck ache.
—by Whit Bronaugh

Return of the Kings
Santa Cruz cypress, rare but back on board.
—by Whit Bronaugh

2004-2005 National Register of big trees
889 champs and co-champs from 738 species.

Species by Scientific Name
For Latin lovers.

Species in Search of a Champ
Help us find a crown for these 87 deserving species.

Cover: National Champion sugar pine, Dorrington, California. Photo by Whit Bronaugh.