Btu Chart of Firewood

Firewood heat value in millions of Btu's per cord of wood for trees found in North America

The chart is based on one cord of wood containing 85 cubic feet of solid wood.

One pound of dried wood produces 8084 Btu.

Under ideal conditions, one pound of oven-dried wood can produce 8600 BTUs.
Species with a high resin content can produce slightly higher values @ plus-minus 9000 Btu's.
Loss due to moisture created from hydrogen combustion will reduce the available heat energy by about 6%. 8600Btu's - 6% = 8084. This amount is used for all the Btu calculations in this chart.

Example Calculation

Note: One pound of wood @ 20% moisture content contains 0.833% wood and 0.167 % water.

Hickory, Pignut has a weight of 4201 lbs @ 20% mc.
We are calculating the potential Btu amount that wood creates, not including the water that is in the wood @ 20% mc.

4201 * 0833 = 3,499.433

The Pignut Hickory @ 20%  mc contains 3499.433 pounds of wood.

3499.433 * 8084 = 28,289,416.372 Btu

Convert Btu to Mbtu  by dividing by 1,000,000:

28,289,416.372 ÷ 1,000,000 =  28.289416372

One cord of Pignut Hickory has the potential to produce 28.3 Mbtu.

Explanation of the columns:

Type: hardwood or softwood trees. Common Name: Locally used names of the species.
Scientific name: the taxonomic name that consists of the genus and species.
Basic SG: the basic specific gravity of the wood = oven-dried weight/green volume.
Weight @ 50 MC: the weight of one cord (85 ft³) of wood with a 50 percent moisture content.
Weight @ 20 MC: the same cord air-dried to a 20 percent moisture content
MBtu's @ 20% MC: Potential heat value in millions of Btu's for the cord (85 ft³) of wood with a 20 percent moisture content.
Megajoules: the Mbtu results converted to megajoules.

Type	Common Name	Scientific Name	Basic SG	Weight @ 50% MC	Weight @ 20% MCM	Mbtu's @ 20% MC	Megajoules
Soft Wood	Fir, Pacific Silver / White / Red/ Lovely / Amabilis / Cascades	Abies amabilis	0.400	3395	2546	17.14	18.09
Soft Wood	Fir, Corkbark	Abies arizonica	0.360	3055	2291	15.43	16.28
Soft Wood	Fir, Balsam / Canadian / Canada / Balm of Gilead / Eastern	Abies balsamea	0.330	2801	2100	14.14	14.92
Soft Wood	Fir, Santa Lucia / Bristlecone	Abies bracteata	0.360	3055	2291	15.43	16.28
Soft Wood	Fir, White / Colorado / California White / Low's	Abies concolor	0.370	3140	2355	15.86	16.73
Soft Wood	Fir, Fraser	Abies fraseri	0.340	2885	2164	14.57	15.37
Soft Wood	Fir, Grand / Lowland / Lowland White / White / Silver	Abies grandis	0.350	2970	2228	15.00	15.83
Soft Wood	Fir, Subalpine / Alpine / Mountain Balsam / Rocky Mountain / White Balsam	Abies lasiocarpa	0.310	2631	1973	13.29	14.02
Soft Wood	Fir, Red / Golden / California Red / Shasta / Silvertip	Abies magnifica	0.360	3055	2291	15.43	16.28
Soft Wood	Fir, Noble	Abies procera	0.370	3140	2355	15.86	16.73
Soft Wood	Fir Trees	Abies spp.	0.340	2885	2164	14.57	15.37
Hardwood	Maple, Rocky Mountain	Acer glabrum	0.440	3734	2801	18.86	19.90
Hardwood	Maple, Bigtooth	Acer grandidentatum	0.440	3734	2801	18.86	19.90
Hardwood	Maple, Bigleaf / British Columbia / Broadleaf / Oregon	Acer macrophyllum	0.440	3734	2801	18.86	19.90
Hardwood	Maple, Boxelder / Ash-Leaf / Manitoba / Three-Leave	Acer negundo	0.416	3530	2648	17.83	18.81
Hardwood	Maple, Black / Black Sugar / Hard / Rock	Acer nigrum	0.520	4413	3310	22.29	23.51
Hardwood	Maple, Striped / Goosefoot / Moosewood / Snake Bark	Acer pensylvanicum	0.440	3734	2801	18.86	19.90
Hardwood	Maple, Red / Scarlet / Soft / Water	Acer rubrum	0.490	4158	3119	21.00	22.16
Hardwood	Maple, Silver	Acer saccharinum	0.440	3734	2801	18.86	19.90
Hardwood	Maple, Sugar	Acer saccharum	0.560	4752	3564	24.00	25.32
Hardwood	Maple, Mountain / White / Moose / Dwarf	Acer spicatum	0.440	3734	2801	18.86	19.90
Soft Wood	The Chamise / Greasewood,	Adenostoma fasciculatum	0.750	6365	4774	32.15	33.92
Hardwood	California Buckeye / California Horse-Chestnut	Aesculus californica	0.380	3225	2419	16.29	17.18
Hardwood	Yellow Buckeye / Common / Sweet	Aesculus flava	0.347	2945	2208	14.87	15.69
Hardwood	Buckeye, Yellow / Sweet	Aesculus octandra	0.330	2801	2100	14.14	14.92
Hardwood	Ailanthus / Tree Of Heaven	Ailanthus altissima	0.460	3904	2928	19.72	20.80
Hardwood	Alder, White / Rhombie Leaf	Alnus rhombifolia	0.370	3140	2355	15.86	16.73
Hardwood	Alder, Red	Alnus rubra	0.370	3140	2355	15.86	16.73
Hardwood	Canadian Serviceberry	Amelanchier canadensis	0.660	5601	4201	28.29	29.85
Hardwood	Serviceberry	Amelanchier spp.	0.660	5601	4201	28.29	29.85
Hardwood	Pond Apple, Alligator Apple	Annona glabra	0.500	4243	3182	21.43	22.61
Hardwood	Madrone, Pacific	Arbutus menziesii	0.570	4837	3628	24.43	25.78
Hardwood	Downy Manzanita / Woollyleaf Manzanita / Dacite Manzanita	Arctostaphylos tomentosa	0.720	6110	4583	30.86	32.56
Hardwood	Pawpaw / Custard Apple	Asimina triloba	0.470	3989	2991	20.14	21.25
Hardwood	Birch, Yellow / Black	Betula alleghaniensis	0.550	4668	3501	23.57	24.87
Hardwood	Birch, Sweet	Betula lenta	0.600	5092	3819	25.72	27.13
Hardwood	Birch, Alaska Paper	Betula neoalaskana	0.530	4498	3373	22.72	23.97
Hardwood	Birch, River	Betula nigra	0.490	4158	3119	21.00	22.16
Hardwood	Birch, Red / Water	Betula occidentalis	0.530	4498	3373	22.72	23.97
Hardwood	Birch, Paper	Betula papyrifera	0.480	4073	3055	20.57	21.71
Hardwood	Birch, Gray	Betula populifolia	0.450	3819	2864	19.29	20.35
Hardwood	Chittamwood / Gum Bumelia	Bumelia lanuginosa	0.470	3989	2991	20.14	21.25
Hardwood	Gumbo-Limbo / Copperwood / Chaca	Bursera simaruba	0.320	2716	2037	13.72	14.47
Soft Wood	Cedar, Incense	Calocedrus decurrens	0.350	2970	2228	15.00	15.83
Hardwood	American Hornbeam / Musclewood	Carpinus caroliniana	0.580	4922	3692	24.86	26.23
Hardwood	Hickory, Water / Bitter Pecan	Carya aquatica	0.610	5177	3883	26.14	27.58
Hardwood	Hickory, Bitternut / Swamp	Carya cordiformis	0.600	5092	3819	25.72	27.13
Hardwood	Hickory, Pignut	Carya glabra	0.660	5601	4201	28.29	29.85
Hardwood	Hickory, Pecan	Carya illinoensis	0.600	5092	3819	25.72	27.13
Hardwood	Hickory, True, Shellbark	Carya laciniosa	0.620	5262	3946	26.57	28.04
Hardwood	Hickory, Nutmeg	Carya myristiciformis	0.560	4752	3564	24.00	25.32
Hardwood	Hickory, True, Shagbark	Carya ovata	0.640	5431	4073	27.43	28.94
Hardwood	Hickory, Black / Buckley / Pignut	Carya texana	0.540	4583	3437	23.14	24.42
Hardwood	Hickory, Mockernut / White / White-Heart	Carya tomentosa	0.640	5431	4073	27.43	28.94
Hardwood	Chestnut, American	Castanea dentata	0.400	3395	2546	17.14	18.09
Hardwood	Chinquapin, Chinkapin Ozark	Castanea ozarkensis	0.400	3395	2546	17.14	18.09
Hardwood	Chestnut, Dwarf / Chinquapin, American, Allegheny	Castanea pumila	0.400	3395	2546	17.14	18.09
Hardwood	Chinquapin / Golden / Giant / Western	Castanopsis chrysophylla	0.420	3564	2673	18.00	18.99
Hardwood	Catalpa, Northern / Hardy / Western / Cigar Tree / Catawba Tree	Catalpa speciosa	0.380	3225	2419	16.29	17.18
Hardwood	Sugarberry / Southern Hackberry	Celtis laevigata	0.470	3989	2991	20.14	21.25
Hardwood	Hackberry	Celtis occidentalis	0.490	4158	3119	21.00	22.16
Hardwood	Eastern Redbud	Cercis canadensis	0.580	4922	3692	24.86	26.23
Hardwood	Mountain Mahogany / Birch Leaf Mountain Mahogany	Cercocarpus betuloides	0.800	6789	5092	34.29	36.18
Hardwood	Mahogany, Little-Leaf Mountain	Cercocarpus intricatus	1.000	8486	6365	42.86	45.22
Hardwood	Mahogany, Curl-Leaf Mountain	Cercocarpus ledifolius	1.000	8486	6365	42.86	45.22
Hardwood	Mahogany, Alder-Leaf Mountain / True Mountain	Cercocarpus montanus	1.000	8486	6365	42.86	45.22
Soft Wood	Cedar, Port-Orford	Chamaecyparis lawsoniana	0.390	3310	2482	16.72	17.64
Soft Wood	Cedar, Yellow / Alaska	Chamaecyparis nootkatensis	0.420	3564	2673	18.00	18.99
Soft Wood	Cedar, Atlantic White	Chamaecyparis thyoides	0.310	2631	1973	13.29	14.02
Hardwood	Chinkapin, Giant / Golden	Chrysolepis chrysophylla	0.420	3564	2673	18.00	18.99
Hardwood	Buttonwood / Button Mangrove	Conocarpus erectus	0.690	5856	4392	29.57	31.20
Hardwood	Dogwood, Flowering	Cornus florida	0.640	5431	4073	27.43	28.94
Hardwood	Dogwood, Pacific / Mountain Dogwood	Cornus nuttallii	0.580	4922	3692	24.86	26.23
Hardwood	American, Smoketree, Smokewood / Chittamwood	Cotinus obovatus	0.470	3989	2991	20.14	21.25
Hardwood	Hawthorn, Late / Pear	Crataegus calpodendron	0.620	5262	3946	26.57	28.04
Soft Wood	Cypress Trees	Cupressus spp.	0.440	3734	2801	18.86	19.90
Hardwood	Persimmon, Common	Diospyros virginiana	0.640	5431	4073	27.43	28.94
Hardwood	Redberry Stopper	Eugenia confusa	0.810	6874	5155	34.72	36.63
Hardwood	Inkwood / Butterbough	Exothea paniculata	0.730	6195	4646	31.29	33.01
Hardwood	Beech / American / North American	Fagus grandifolia	0.560	4752	3564	24.00	25.32
Soft Wood	Florida Strangler Fig / Golden Fig/ Higueron	Ficus aurea	0.440	3734	2801	18.86	19.90
Hardwood	Ash, Biltmore / White	Fraxinus americana	0.550	4668	3501	23.57	24.87
Hardwood	Ash, Oregon / Water	Fraxinus latifolia	0.500	4243	3182	21.43	22.61
Hardwood	Ash, Black	Fraxinus nigra	0.450	3819	2864	19.29	20.35
Hardwood	Ash, Green / Bastard	Fraxinus pennsylvanica	0.530	4498	3373	22.72	23.97
Hardwood	Ash, Pumpkin / Red	Fraxinus profunda	0.480	4073	3055	20.57	21.71
Hardwood	Ash, Blue / Virginia	Fraxinus quadrangulata	0.530	4498	3373	22.72	23.97
Hardwood	Locust, Water / Swamp	Gleditsia aquatica	0.600	5092	3819	25.72	27.13
Hardwood	Honey Locust / Honey Shucks / Sweet Bean	Gleditsia triacanthos	0.600	5092	3819	25.72	27.13
Hardwood	Loblolly Bay / Holly Bay / Gordonia	Gordonia lasianthus	0.370	3140	2355	15.86	16.73
Hardwood	Kentucky Coffeetree	Gymnocladus dioicus	0.530	4498	3373	22.72	23.97
Hardwood	Carolina Silverbell / Little Silverbell	Halesia carolina	0.420	3564	2673	18.00	18.99
Hardwood	American Witch-Hazel	Hamamelis virginiana	0.560	4752	3564	24.00	25.32
Hardwood	Ocean Spray / Creambush / Ironwood	Holodiscus discolor	0.710	6025	4519	30.43	32.11
Hardwood	Holly, American / White Holly	Ilex opaca	0.500	4243	3182	21.43	22.61
Hardwood	Butternut / White Walnut	Juglans cinerea	0.360	3055	2291	15.43	16.28
Hardwood	Texas Walnut / Little Walnut	Juglans microcarpa	0.530	4498	3373	22.72	23.97
Hardwood	Walnut, Black	Juglans nigra	0.510	4328	3246	21.86	23.06
Soft Wood	Juniper, Alligator / Checkerbark	Juniperus deppeana	0.480	4073	3055	20.57	21.71
Soft Wood	Juniper, Cherrystone, One-seed / New Mexico	Juniperus monosperma	0.450	3819	2864	19.29	20.35
Soft Wood	Juniper, Western	Juniperus occidentalis	0.450	3819	2864	19.29	20.35
Soft Wood	Southern Redcedar	Juniperus silicicola	0.420	3564	2673	18.00	18.99
Soft Wood	Juniper Trees	Juniperus spp.	0.440	3734	2801	18.86	19.90
Soft Wood	Cedar, Eastern Redcedar	Juniperus virginiana	0.440	3734	2801	18.86	19.90
Soft Wood	Mountain Laurel / Calico-Bush / Spoonwood	Kalmia latifolia	0.620	5262	3946	26.57	28.04
Soft Wood	Tamarack / Hackmatack / American Larch Alaskan / Eastern	Larix laricina	0.490	4158	3119	21.00	22.16
Soft Wood	Larch, Subalpine, Alpine	Larix lyallii	0.480	4073	3055	20.57	21.71
Soft Wood	Larch, Western / Montana / Mountain	Larix occidentalis	0.480	4073	3055	20.57	21.71
Soft Wood	Incense Cedar / California Incense-Cedar	Libocedrus decurrens	0.350	2970	2228	15.00	15.83
Hardwood	Sweetgum, American / American Storax / Hazel Pine / Satin-Walnut / Alligatorwood	Liquidambar styraciflua	0.460	3904	2928	19.72	20.80
Hardwood	Poplar-Yellow / American Tulip / Canary Whitewood	Liriodendron tulipifera	0.400	3395	2546	17.14	18.09
Hardwood	Tanoak / Tanbark-Oak	Lithocarpus densiflorus	0.580	4922	3692	24.86	26.23
Hardwood	Osage Orange / Horse Apple / Hedge Apple	Maclura pomifera	0.760	6450	4837	32.57	34.37
Hardwood	Magnolia, Cucumbertree / Blue Magnolia,	Magnolia acuminata	0.440	3734	2801	18.86	19.90
Hardwood	Magnolia, Fraser / Mountain Magnolia	Magnolia fraseri	0.400	3395	2546	17.14	18.09
Hardwood	Magnolia, Southern	Magnolia grandiflora	0.460	3904	2928	19.72	20.80
Hardwood	Magnolia, Sweetbay	Magnolia virginiana	0.420	3564	2673	18.00	18.99
Hardwood	Paradise Apple / Common Apple	Malus pumila	0.646	5482	4112	27.69	29.21
Hardwood	Apple / Common / Wild	Malus sylvestris	0.610	5177	3883	26.14	27.58
Hardwood	Mulberry, White	Morus alba	0.590	5007	3755	25.29	26.68
Hardwood	Mulberry, Red	Morus rubra	0.590	5007	3755	25.29	26.68
Hardwood	Tupelo, Water / Cottongum / Wild Olive / Large Tupelo	Nyssa aquatica	0.460	3904	2928	19.72	20.80
Hardwood	Tupelo, Ogeechee, White / River Lime	Nyssa ogeche	0.460	3904	2928	19.72	20.80
Hardwood	Sour Gum / Tupelo / Black	Nyssa sylvatica	0.460	3904	2928	19.72	20.80
Hardwood	Ironwood / Desert Ironwood	Olneya tesota	1.000	8486	6365	42.86	45.22
Hardwood	Hophornbeam, American / Eastern	Ostrya virginiana	0.630	5346	4010	27.00	28.49
Hardwood	Sourwood / Sorrel Tree	Oxydendrum arboreum	0.500	4243	3182	21.43	22.61
Hardwood	Princess Tree / Empress Tree / Foxglove-Tree	Paulownia tomentosa	0.380	3225	2419	16.29	17.18
Hardwood	Redbay / Tisswood / Scrubbay / Shorebay	Persea borbonis	0.510	4328	3246	21.86	23.06
Soft Wood	Spruce, Norway, European	Picea abies	0.380	3225	2419	16.29	17.18
Soft Wood	Spruce, Brewer	Picea brewriana	0.330	2801	2100	14.14	14.92
Soft Wood	Spruce, Engelmann / White Spruce / Mountain Spruce / Silver Spruce	Picea engelmannii	0.330	2801	2100	14.14	14.92
Soft Wood	Spruce, White / Alberta / Black Hills / Canada / Western White	Picea glauca	0.330	2801	2100	14.14	14.92
Soft Wood	Spruce, Black / Bog / shortleaf black / Swamp	Picea mariana	0.380	3225	2419	16.29	17.18
Soft Wood	Spruce, Colorado / Blue	Picea pungens	0.380	3225	2419	16.29	17.18
Soft Wood	Spruce, Red / Eastern / West Virginia	Picea rubens	0.370	3140	2355	15.86	16.73
Soft Wood	Spruce, Sitka / Coast / Menzies / Western	Picea sitchensis	0.370	3140	2355	15.86	16.73
Soft Wood	Pine, Whitebark / White / Pitch / Scrub	Pinus albicaulis	0.370	3140	2355	15.86	16.73
Soft Wood	Pine, Rocky Mountain / Colorado Bristlecone	Pinus aristata	0.370	3140	2355	15.86	16.73
Soft Wood	Pine, Arizona	Pinus arizonica	0.370	3140	2355	15.86	16.73
Soft Wood	Pine, Knobcone / Narrowcone	Pinus attenuata	0.390	3310	2482	16.72	17.64
Soft Wood	Pine, Foxtail	Pinus balfouriana	0.370	3140	2355	15.86	16.73
Soft Wood	Pine, Jack / Banksian / Black / Scrub	Pinus banksiana	0.400	3395	2546	17.14	18.09
Soft Wood	Pine, Sand	Pinus clausa	0.460	3904	2928	19.72	20.80
Soft Wood	Pine, Lodgepole / Bolander Beach / Shore / Tamarack Pine	Pinus contorta	0.380	3225	2419	16.29	17.18
Soft Wood	Pine, Coulter / Big-Cone Pine	Pinus coulteri	0.400	3395	2546	17.14	18.09
Soft Wood	Border Pinyon	Pinus discolor	0.500	4243	3182	21.43	22.61
Soft Wood	Pine, Shortleaf / Arkansas / Shortstraw / Southern / Yellow	Pinus echinata	0.470	3989	2991	20.14	21.25
Soft Wood	Pine, Common / Two Needle Pinyon	Pinus edulis	0.500	4243	3182	21.43	22.61
Soft Wood	Pine, Slash / American Pitch / Caribbean / Salish / Longleaf Pitch / Swamp	Pinus elliottii	0.540	4583	3437	23.14	24.42
Soft Wood	Pine, Apache	Pinus engelmannii	0.370	3140	2355	15.86	16.73
Soft Wood	Pine, Limber / Rocky Mountain White	Pinus flexilis	0.370	3140	2355	15.86	16.73
Soft Wood	Pine, Spruce / Bottom White / Cedar/ Poor / Walter	Pinus glabra	0.410	3479	2610	17.57	18.54
Soft Wood	Pine, Jeffrey / Black	Pinus jeffreyi	0.370	3140	2355	15.86	16.73
Soft Wood	Pine, Sugar / California Sugar	Pinus lambertiana	0.340	2885	2164	14.57	15.37
Soft Wood	Pine, Chihuahua	Pinus leiophylla	0.370	3140	2355	15.86	16.73
Soft Wood	Single-Leaf Pinyon	Pinus monophylla	0.500	4243	3182	21.43	22.61
Soft Wood	Pine, Western White / Idaho White / Mountain White / Silver	Pinus monticola	0.350	2970	2228	15.00	15.83
Soft Wood	Pine, Bishop / Obispo / Swamp / Prickle-Cone	Pinus muricata	0.450	3819	2864	19.29	20.35
Soft Wood	Pine, Austrian, Black	Pinus nigra	0.410	3479	2610	17.57	18.54
Soft Wood	Pine, Longleaf / Florida / Georgia	Pinus palustris	0.540	4583	3437	23.14	24.42
Soft Wood	Pine, Ponderosa / Western Yellow / Blackjack / Bull / Pacific Ponderosa / Rock	Pinus ponderosa	0.380	3225	2419	16.29	17.18
Soft Wood	Pine, Table Mountain / Hickory / Prickley	Pinus pungens	0.490	4158	3119	21.00	22.16
Soft Wood	Pine, Monterey / Cedros Island / Guadalupe Island / Radiata / Insignis	Pinus radiata	0.400	3395	2546	17.14	18.09
Soft Wood	Pine, Red / American Red / Canadian Red / Norway	Pinus resinosa	0.410	3479	2610	17.57	18.54
Soft Wood	Pine, Pitch / Hard	Pinus rigida	0.470	3989	2991	20.14	21.25
Soft Wood	Pine, Gray / California Foothill / Bull / Grey-leaf / Digger	Pinus sabiniana	0.400	3395	2546	17.14	18.09
Soft Wood	Pine, Pond / Bay / Marsh / Pocosin	Pinus serotina	0.510	4328	3246	21.86	23.06
Soft Wood	Pine, Southwestern White / Mexican White	Pinus strobiformis	0.350	2970	2228	15.00	15.83
Soft Wood	Pine, Eastern White / Northern White / Weymouth / White	Pinus strobus	0.340	2885	2164	14.57	15.37
Soft Wood	Pine, Scots	Pinus sylvestris	0.410	3479	2610	17.57	18.54
Soft Wood	Pine, Loblolly / Frankincense / Oldfield / Southern	Pinus taeda	0.470	3989	2991	20.14	21.25
Soft Wood	Pine, Virginia / Jersey / Poverty / Scrub	Pinus virginiana	0.450	3819	2864	19.29	20.35
Hardwood	Sycamore, American / American Planetree	Platanus occidentalis	0.460	3904	2928	19.72	20.80
Hardwood	Poplar, Abele / Silver Poplar / Silverleaf Poplar	Populus alba	0.360	3055	2291	15.43	16.28
Hardwood	Cottonwood, Narrowleaf	Populus angustifolia	0.340	2885	2164	14.57	15.37
Hardwood	Poplar, Balsam / Black / Hackmatack	Populus balsamifera	0.310	2631	1973	13.29	14.02
Hardwood	Cottonwood, Eastern / Eastern / Plains / MatchPoplar	Populus deltoides	0.370	3140	2355	15.86	16.73
Hardwood	Cottonwood, Fremont / Alamo	Populus fremontii	0.410	3479	2610	17.57	18.54
Hardwood	Aspen, Bigtooth / Large-tooth	Populus grandidentata	0.360	3055	2291	15.43	16.28
Hardwood	Cottonwood, Swamp / Poplar / Downy	Populus heterophylla	0.370	3140	2355	15.86	16.73
Hardwood	Cottonwood, Plains	Populus sargentii	0.370	3140	2355	15.86	16.73
Hardwood	Aspen, Quaking / Trembling / Aspen Popular	Populus tremuloides	0.350	2970	2228	15.00	15.83
Hardwood	Cottonwood, Black	Populus trichocarpa	0.310	2631	1973	13.29	14.02
Hardwood	Mesquite Spp.	Prosopis spp.	0.780	6619	4965	33.43	35.27
Hardwood	Plum, American / Wild	Prunus americana	0.470	3989	2991	20.14	21.25
Hardwood	Hollyleaf Cherry / Evergreen Cherry	Prunus ilicifolia	0.730	6195	4646	31.29	33.01
Hardwood	Plum, Canadian, Black	Prunus nigra	0.470	3989	2991	20.14	21.25
Hardwood	Bird Cherry / Fire Cherry / Pin Cherry	Prunus pensylvanica	0.360	3055	2291	15.43	16.28
Hardwood	Cherry, Black	Prunus serotina	0.470	3989	2991	20.14	21.25
Hardwood	Bitter-Berry / Chokecherry	Prunus virginiana	0.360	3055	2291	15.43	16.28
Soft Wood	Douglas-Fir, Coast	Pseudotsuga menziesii	0.453	3844	2883	19.42	20.48
Soft Wood	Douglas-Fir, Interior North	Pseudotsuga menziesii	0.450	3819	2864	19.29	20.35
Soft Wood	Douglas-Fir, Interior West	Pseudotsuga menziesii	0.460	3904	2928	19.72	20.80
Soft Wood	Oak, California Live / Coast Live	Quercus agrifolia	0.700	5940	4455	30.00	31.65
Hardwood	Oak, White	Quercus alba	0.600	5092	3819	25.72	27.13
Hardwood	Oak, Arizona White / Arizona	Quercus arizonica	0.590	5007	3755	25.29	26.68
Hardwood	Oak, Bastard White	Quercus austrina	0.750	6365	4774	32.15	33.92
Hardwood	Oak, Swamp White	Quercus bicolor	0.640	5431	4073	27.43	28.94
Hardwood	Oak, Chapman	Quercus chapmanii	0.780	6619	4965	33.43	35.27
Hardwood	Oak, Canyon Live / Canyon Oak / Maul Oak	Quercus chrysolepis	0.700	5940	4455	30.00	31.65
Hardwood	Oak, Scarlet	Quercus coccinea	0.600	5092	3819	25.72	27.13
Hardwood	Oak, Blue	Quercus douglasii	0.510	4328	3246	21.86	23.06
Hardwood	Oak, Bastard / Bastard White / Durand	Quercus durandii	0.600	5092	3819	25.72	27.13
Hardwood	Oak, Northern Pin / Hill's / Jack	Quercus ellipsoidalis	0.560	4752	3564	24.00	25.32
Hardwood	Oak, Emory	Quercus emoryi	0.567	4812	3609	24.30	25.64
Hardwood	Oak, Pasadena	Quercus engelmannii	0.700	5940	4455	30.00	31.65
Hardwood	Oak, Southern Red	Quercus falcata	0.520	4413	3310	22.29	23.51
Hardwood	Oak, Gambel / Rocky Mountain White / Colorado Scrub	Quercus gambelii	0.620	5262	3946	26.57	28.04
Hardwood	Oak, Garry / Oregon White Oak / Oregon Oak	Quercus garryana	0.640	5431	4073	27.43	28.94
Hardwood	Oak, Sand Live	Quercus geminata	0.872	7400	5550	37.37	39.43
Hardwood	Oak, Darlington / Laurel-Leaf Oak	Quercus hemisphaerica	0.690	5856	4392	29.57	31.20
Hardwood	Oak, Silverleaf, Whiteleaf	Quercus hypoleucoides	0.700	5940	4455	30.00	31.65
Hardwood	Oak, Bear, Scrub	Quercus ilicifolia	0.560	4752	3564	24.00	25.32
Hardwood	Oak, Shingle	Quercus imbricaria	0.560	4752	3564	24.00	25.32
Hardwood	Oak, Bluejack / Upland Willow / Sandjack / Cinnamon	Quercus incana	0.710	6025	4519	30.43	32.11
Hardwood	Oak, California Black / Kellogg Oak	Quercus kelloggii	0.510	4328	3246	21.86	23.06
Hardwood	Oak, Turkey / Catesby / American Turkey	Quercus laevis	0.639	5423	4067	27.39	28.90
Hardwood	Oak, Laurel / Diamond-Leaf Oak / Water Oak	Quercus laurifolia	0.560	4752	3564	24.00	25.32
Hardwood	Oak, Valley, Roble	Quercus lobata	0.640	5431	4073	27.43	28.94
Hardwood	Oak, Overcup	Quercus lyrata	0.570	4837	3628	24.43	25.78
Hardwood	Oak, Bur / Mossy-Cup	Quercus macrocarpa	0.580	4922	3692	24.86	26.23
Hardwood	Oak, Sand Post	Quercus margaretta	0.760	6450	4837	32.57	34.37
Hardwood	Oak, Blackjack	Quercus marilandica	0.560	4752	3564	24.00	25.32
Hardwood	Oak, Swamp Chestnut / Basket	Quercus michauxii	0.600	5092	3819	25.72	27.13
Hardwood	Oak, Dwarf Live / Minimal	Quercus minima	0.890	7553	5665	38.15	40.25
Hardwood	Oak, Chinkapin	Quercus muehlenbergii	0.600	5092	3819	25.72	27.13
Hardwood	Oak, Myrtle / Shrubby	Quercus myrtifolia	0.807	6849	5136	34.59	36.49
Hardwood	Oak, Water	Quercus nigra	0.560	4752	3564	24.00	25.32
Hardwood	Oak, Nuttall	Quercus nuttalli	0.560	4752	3564	24.00	25.32
Hardwood	Oak, Arizona Blue / Blue Live / Sonoran Blue	Quercus oblongifolia	0.700	5940	4455	30.00	31.65
Hardwood	Oak, Cherrybark	Quercus pagoda	0.610	5177	3883	26.14	27.58
Hardwood	Oak, Pin / Swamp Spanish	Quercus palustris	0.580	4922	3692	24.86	26.23
Hardwood	Oak, Willow	Quercus phellos	0.560	4752	3564	24.00	25.32
Hardwood	Oak, Chestnut / Rock / Rock Chestnut / Mountain	Quercus prinus	0.570	4837	3628	24.43	25.78
Hardwood	Oak, Running / Runner	Quercus pumila	0.710	6025	4519	30.43	32.11
Hardwood	Oak, Northern Red	Quercus rubra	0.560	4752	3564	24.00	25.32
Hardwood	Oak, Shumard / Swamp Red / Shumard Red	Quercus shumardii	0.640	5431	4073	27.43	28.94
Hardwood	Oak, Post / Iron	Quercus stellata	0.600	5092	3819	25.72	27.13
Hardwood	Oak, Black / Eastern Black	Quercus velutina	0.560	4752	3564	24.00	25.32
Hardwood	Oak, Live / Southern Live	Quercus virginiana	0.800	6789	5092	34.29	36.18
Hardwood	Oak, Interior Live	Quercus wislizeni	0.700	5940	4455	30.00	31.65
Hardwood	Buckthorn / California Coffeeberry	Rhamnus californica	0.500	4243	3182	21.43	22.61
Hardwood	Buckthorn, Spiny Redberry	Rhamnus crocea	0.750	6365	4774	32.15	33.92
Hardwood	Buckthorn, Cascara	Rhamnus purshiana	0.500	4243	3182	21.43	22.61
Hardwood	Great Laurel / Rosebay Rhododendron	Rhododendron maximum	0.500	4243	3182	21.43	22.61
Hardwood	Locust, New Mexico, Southwest, Desert, Pink	Robinia neomexicana	0.660	5601	4201	28.29	29.85
Hardwood	Locust, Black / False Acacia / Green / Locust / Shipmast / White / Yellow	Robinia pseudoacacia	0.660	5601	4201	28.29	29.85
Hardwood	Willow, Pacific	Salix lasiandra	0.390	3310	2482	16.72	17.64
Hardwood	Willow, Black / Black American	Salix nigra	0.360	3055	2291	15.43	16.28
Hardwood	Blue Elderberry / Blue Elder	Sambucus caerulea	0.460	3904	2928	19.72	20.80
Hardwood	Chinese Tallow / Florida Aspen / Chicken Tree	Sapium sebiferum	0.470	3989	2991	20.14	21.25
Hardwood	Sassafras	Sassafras albidum	0.420	3564	2673	18.00	18.99
Soft Wood	Redwood / California / Coast	Sequoia sempervirens	0.380	3225	2419	16.29	17.18
Soft Wood	Redwood, Giant / California Big-Tree / Giant Sequoia / Sequoia / Sierra	Sequoiadendron giganteum	0.340	2885	2164	14.57	15.37
Hardwood	False Mastic / Yellow Mastic	Sideroxylon foetidissimum	0.520	4413	3310	22.29	23.51
Hardwood	Bully Trees	Sideroxylon indet	1.234	10472	7854	52.89	55.80
Hardwood	White Bully / Willow Bustic / Bustic Cassada	Sideroxylon salicifolium	0.860	7298	5474	36.86	38.89
Hardwood	Ash, American Mountain	Sorbus americana	0.420	3564	2673	18.00	18.99
Soft Wood	Bald Cypress / Swamp / Gulf / Red / Southern / White / Yellow	Taxodium distichum	0.420	3564	2673	18.00	18.99
Soft Wood	Yew, Pacific / Western / Canadian / Californian	Taxus brevifolia	0.600	5092	3819	25.72	27.13
Soft Wood	Cedar, Northern White / Arborvitae / Eastern Arborvitae / Swamp	Thuja occidentalis	0.290	2461	1846	12.43	13.11
Soft Wood	Cedar, Westernred / Pacific Red / Giant Arborvitae / Canoe / Giant/ Shinglewood	Thuja plicata	0.310	2631	1973	13.29	14.02
Hardwood	Basswood, American / American Linden	Tilia americana	0.320	2716	2037	13.72	14.47
Hardwood	Basswood, White	Tilia heterophylla	0.320	2716	2037	13.72	14.47
Soft Wood	California Torreya / California Nutmeg	Torreya califonica	0.340	2885	2164	14.57	15.37
Soft Wood	Hemlock, Eastern / Canada / Hemlock Spruce	Tsuga canadensis	0.380	3225	2419	16.29	17.18
Soft Wood	Hemlock, Western / Pacific / West Coast	Tsuga heterophylla	0.420	3564	2673	18.00	18.99
Soft Wood	Hemlock, Mountain	Tsuga mertensiana	0.420	3564	2673	18.00	18.99
Hardwood	Elm, Winged / Wahoo	Ulmus alata	0.600	5092	3819	25.72	27.13
Hardwood	Elm, American / White / Water / Florida	Ulmus americana	0.460	3904	2928	19.72	20.80
Hardwood	Elm, Texas Cedar / Cedar Elm	Ulmus crassifolia	0.590	5007	3755	25.29	26.68
Hardwood	Siberian Elm	Ulmus pumila	0.460	3904	2928	19.72	20.80
Hardwood	Elm, Slippery / Red / Gray / Soft	Ulmus rubra	0.480	4073	3055	20.57	21.71
Hardwood	September Elm	Ulmus serotina	0.570	4837	3628	24.43	25.78
Hardwood	Elm Trees	Ulmus spp	0.500	4243	3182	21.43	22.61
Hardwood	Elm, Rock / Cork	Ulmus thomasii	0.570	4837	3628	24.43	25.78
Hardwood	Laurel, California / Oregon Myrtle	Umbellularia californica	0.510	4328	3246	21.86	23.06
Hardwood	Farkleberry / Sparkleberry / Huckleberry	Vaccinium arboreum	0.470	3989	2991	20.14	21.25

Spike's Calculators

Btu Chart of Firewood

Example Calculation

Explanation of the columns:

Btu's in relation to Firewood

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