Photo: Lionel Stevenson

2011 Plant A Tree Challenge

With the success of the Big Tree Challenge we invite you to enter the 2011 competition – Plant A Tree Challenge.

Arborist and judge, Kurt Laird did a terrific job, judging the top entries by height, canopy

How it Works...

We challenge you or your community to plant a tree...or two...or more. Then send us a photo of your planting event for posting on our gallery page. Your tree will be judged? by ??. Three prizes?? will be awarded . All photos will be eligible for our *bonus* best photo prize??

2010 Great Big Tree Challenge Results

2010 was a great year for the Village of Victoria by the Sea. We won! Yes, although many communities felt they had the biggest tree on PEI it was proven, beyond a doubt, that Victoria's Ameican Elm out-sized all the others.

Arborist and judge, Kurt Laird did a terrific job, judging the top entries by height, canopy size, and trunk diameter. Here are the results:

First Prize

Victoria by the Sea


A beautiful American Elm tree which swept every category with a circumference of 20 feet 11 inches, a canopy of 129 feet, and a height of 108 feet

Second Prize

East Baltic


For an Elm tree with a circumference of 18 feet 10 inches, a canopy of 94 feet 6 inches, and a height of 93 feet

Third Prize

Woodland Mills tied with Summerside


Woodland Mills' Oak tree with a canopy of 84 feet and a height 98 feet
Summerside's tree on Arcona Drive with a canopy of 84 feet and circumference of 19 feet 9 inches

Honorable Mentions

Woodville Mills, Woodland’s Maple Syrup

A Linden at a height of 102 feet

Malpeque, Princetown United Church

A tree with circumference of 20 feet 7 inches

Judge’s Choice (prize donated by judge, Kurt Laird)

The tree with the ‘most character’ - Windows on the Water Café, Montague

Congratulations to all the winners


Thanks again to our fabulous judge, Kurt Laird, our MLA Valerie Docherty, Bill Butler at the J. Frank Gaudet Tree Nursery, our photography judge John Sylvester, Karl Meyer who provided a prize, and by no means least Nancy Russell at CBC, Mitch Cormier, and Karen Mair.

Photography Contest - judge John Sylvester


First place goes to the Montague "Windows on the Water" silver maple tree. It is arguably the biggest tree in the most unique location, so it nudges out the others by a leaf width.

A special mention goes to the beautiful winter image of the elm tree in Traveler's Rest, by Lionel Stevenson, Larry and Tammy Dewar’s photo of their tree in Perth Station Road, New Perth, PEI, and Henry Madigan’s submission of an elm tree in East Baltic .

The prize for the photography contest was donated by Karl Meyer at Kettlegorve Sawmill and Woodworking:' The winner can choose an $80 dollar value bowl, unique heritage wood, or a $80 credit toward Karl turning a bowl from a piece of wood that is special to them.