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 NameScientific nameAvg. 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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