Logging Volume and Green Weight of a Log Calculator
Calculate the Merchantable Volume and Green Weight of a Log
Calculate the merchantable volume of a log using the International 1/4, Doyle or Scribner Log Rules.
Calculate the green weight of this log using the green combined weight of wood and bark in lbs/cf value for the species you are calculating for. If you know the green weight value of wood and bark use your value.
If you don't know this value see if the species you are calculating for is listed in the list below.
The values in the list below are taken from:Specific Gravity and Other Properties of Wood and Bark for 156 Tree Species Found in North America
Keep in mind that the values provided in the list are average values for green weight of bark and wood at certain moisture content. The actual weight value could be higher or lower depending on moisture content of the log.
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Common Name Scientific name Avg. Green Weight of wood plus bark(lb/cf)
Ailanthus Ailanthus altissima 58 Alaska Yellow-Cedar Chamaecyparis nootkatensis 51 Alligator Juniper Juniperus deppeana 45 American Basswood Tilia americana 47 American Beech Fagus grandifolia 59 American Chestnut Castanea dentata 64 American Elm Ulmus americana 63 American Holly Ilex opaca 66 American Hornbeam, Musclewood Carpinus caroliniana 59 American Sycamore Platanus occidentalis 58 Apple Spp. Malus spp. 76 Atlantic White-Cedar Chamaecyparis thyoides 42 Baldcypress Taxodium distichum 63 Balsam Fir Abies balsamea 51 Balsam Poplar Populus balsamifera 53 Bigleaf Maple Acer macrophyllum 53 Bigtooth Aspen Populus grandidentata 53 Bishop Pine Pinus muricata 54 Bitternut Hickory Carya cordiformis 74 Black Ash Fraxinus nigra 60 Black Cherry Prunus serotina 52 Black Cottonwood Populus balsamifera 54 Black Locust Robinia pseudoacacia 63 Black Maple Acer nigrum 65 Black Oak Quercus velutina 77 Black Spruce Picea mariana 42 Black Walnut Juglans nigra 63 Black Willow Salix nigra 61 Blackgum Nyssa sylvatica 64 Blue Ash Fraxinus quadrangulata 57 Boxelder Acer negundo 55 Bur Oak Quercus macrocarpa 73 Butternut Juglans cinerea 53 California Black Oak Quercus kelloggii 76 California Red Fir Abies magnifica 52 California White Oak Quercus lobata 73 California-Laurel Umbellularia californica 60 Canyon Live Oak Quercus chrysolepis 88 Cedar Elm Ulmus crassifolia 68 Cherrybark Oak Quercus pagoda 80 Chestnut Oak Quercus prinus 75 Common Or Two-Needle Pinyon Pinus edulis 45 Common Persimmon Diospyros virginiana 72 Cucumbertree Magnolia acuminata 57 Douglas-Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii 47 Eastern Cottonwood Populus deltoides 58 Eastern Hemlock Tsuga canadensis 60 Eastern Hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana 69 Eastern Redcedar Juniperus virginiana 42 Eastern White Pine Pinus strobus 43 Engelmann Spruce Picea engelmannii 45 Flowering Dogwood Cornus florida 63 Fremont Cottonwood Populus fremonti 51 Gambel Oak Quercus gambelii 77 Giant Chinkapin, Golden Chinkapin Chrysolepis chrysophylla 67 Giant Sequoia Sequoiadendron giganteum 63 Grand Fir Abies grandis 52 Gray Birch Betula populifolia 53 Gray Or California Foothill Pine Pinus sabiniana 54 Green Ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 60 Hackberry Celtis occidentalis 59 Honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos 69 Incense-Cedar Calocedrus decurrens 48 Jack Pine Pinus banksiana 57 Jeffrey Pine Pinus jeffreyi 55 Kentucky Coffeetree Gymnocladus dioicus 58 Knobcone Pine Pinus attenuata 55 Laurel Oak Quercus laurifolia 75 Limber Pine Pinus flexilis 50 Live Oak Quercus virginiana 86 Loblolly Pine Pinus taeda 60 Lodgepole Pine Pinus contorta 42 Longleaf Pine Pinus palustris 62 Mesquite Spp. . Prosopis spp 68 Mockernut Hickory Carya alba 75 Monterey Pine Pinus radiata 55 Mountain Hemlock Tsuga mertensiana 52 Mountain Or Fraser Magnolia Magnolia fraseri 57 Noble Fir Abies procera 35 Northern Catalpa Catalpa speciosa 50 Northern Red Oak Quercus rubra 80 Northern White-Cedar Thuja occidentalis 43 Nutmeg Hickory Carya myristiciformis 72 Oregon Ash Fraxinus latifolia 59 Oregon White Oak Quercus garryana 73 Osage-Orange Maclura pomifera 71 Overcup Oak Quercus lyrata 76 Pacific Dogwood Cornus nuttallii 63 Pacific Madrone Arbutus menziesii 69 Pacific Silver Fir Abies amabilis 49 Pacific Yew Taxus brevifolia 58 Paper Birch Betula papyrifera 59 Pecan Carya illinoinensis 72 Pignut Hickory Carya glabra 78 Pin Oak Quercus palustris 80 Pitch Pine Pinus rigida 55 Pond Pine Pinus serotina 56 Ponderosa Pine Pinus ponderosa 52 Port-Orford-Cedar Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 47 Post Oak Quercus stellata 77 Pumpkin Ash Fraxinus profunda 58 Quaking Aspen Populus tremuloides 59 Red Alder Alnus rubra 53 Red Maple Acer rubrum 56 Red Pine Pinus resinosa 47 Red Spruce Picea rubens 39 Redwood Sequoia sempervirens 56 River Birch Betula nigra 62 Rock Elm Ulmus thomasii 61 Sand Pine Pinus clausa 46 Sassafras Sassafras albidum 53 Scarlet Oak Quercus coccinea 79 Serviceberry Spp. Amelanchier spp 65 Shagbark Hickory Carya ovata 74 Shellbark Hickory Carya laciniosa 74 Shortleaf Pine Pinus echinata 58 Silver Maple Acer saccharinum 52 Silverbell Spp. Halesia spp. 53 Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis 41 Slash Pine Pinus elliottii 65 Slippery Elm Ulmus rubra 60 Sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum 62 Southern Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora 67 Southern Red Oak Quercus falcata 78 Southern Redcedar Juniperus virginiana 42 Spruce Pine Pinus glabra 50 Striped Maple Acer pensylvanicum 52 Subalpine Fir Abies lasiocarpa 33 Sugar Maple Acer saccharum 65 Sugar Pine Pinus lambertiana 59 Swamp Chestnut Oak Quercus michauxii 77 Swamp White Oak Quercus bicolor 73 Sweet Birch Betula lenta 71 Sweetbay Magnolia virginiana 57 Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua 58 Table Mountain Pine Pinus pungens 60 Tamarack (native) Larix laricina 52 Tanoak Lithocarpus densiflorus 77 Utah Juniper Juniperus osteosperma 62 Virginia Pine Pinus virginiana 59 Water Hickory Carya aquatica 80 Water Oak Quercus nigra 75 Water Tupelo Nyssa aquatica 65 Western Hemlock Tsuga heterophylla 51 Western Larch Larix occidentalis 53 Western Red Cedar Thuja plicata 31 Western White Pine Pinus monticola 42 White Ash Fraxinus americana 59 White Fir Abies concolor 54 White Oak Quercus alba 74 White Spruce Picea glauca 41 Willow Oak Quercus phellos 75 Winged Elm Ulmus alata 60 Yellow Birch Betula alleghaniensis 65 Yellow Buckeye Aesculus flava 59 Yellow-Poplar Liriodendron tulipifera 58
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