Big Red stood a hundred feet tall, with a trunk so wide that if it were hollow, you could lay down inside it and go to sleep. On the day the chainsaws were scheduled to start, neighbors and tree ...

Butterfield tracked down the owner of the property on which the tree stood and was told whoever removed the trunk could keep it. “I thought about who could possibly move this trunk, which was 18 ...

Michigan residents can participate in the 16th Biennial Michigan Big Tree Hunt contest until August 22nd. Participants can submit photos of the largest trees they find for a chance to win prizes.

The biggest tree is determined by measuring the distance around the tree trunk at 4.5 feet above the ground. Michigan’s biggest trees can be found anywhere, such as along the street, in a park ...