Average Weight of Logs in Pounds per Cubic Foot

Table with the oven-dry weight of logs for North American trees. The weight values are for wood plus bark.

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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