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Is this a record-breaking maple leaf? And other Bowen Island Maple Leaf Contest results

This year’s Maple Leaf contest was supported by considerable interest from students who brought a variety of sizes, but sadly only three filled out the record sheets.
Hans-Christian Behm (left) and Leslie Stubbs (middle left) examine the winner
Hans-Christian Behm (left) and Leslie Stubbs (middle left) examine the winner of Bowen Island’s maple leaf contest.

This year’s Maple Leaf contest was supported by considerable interest from students who brought  a variety of sizes, but sadly only three filled out the record sheets. 

Elliot Cormier’s leaf measured, left to right tip: 37cm and stem to tip 29 cm with an approximate area of 491 sqcm. Robert Windler’s leaf came in at 49 cm , 37 cm and 805 sqcm, whereas Denis Cormier’s showed 50 cm, 34 cm and an approx. area of 856 sqcm.

The big surprise was Leslie Stubbs’s leaf which bested her last year’s find. 

Her giant’s  measurements are:  70cm and 43cm  with and area of 2,328 sqcm, (27.5 inches, 17. inches and an area of 360sq inches). This leaf shows a phenomenon insofar that the centre portion overlaps the adjacent ones. If the overlap is added to the overall area it increases the number considerably which has been done in this case. With these dimensions it seems obvious that the 1932 record of 26 inches tip-to-tip and with an area of 260 sqinches has been broken.

A re-measuring will be done and if the results are the same or at least very close, we will research where it fits amongst national and international records.

Congratulations, Leslie Stubbs!