Log Dry Weight and Green Moisture Content, Metric Measurements

Oven-dry Weight of Logs in Kilograms per Cubic Metre

List below contains the value's for average dry densities in kilograms per cubic metre of wood plus bark, and the average green moisture content for a selection of North American Tree Species.

Type	Common Name	Binomial	Avg. Oven-dry Weight/ Wood + Bark kg/m³	Average MC % of Green Wood
Hardwood	Maple, Bigleaf / British Columbia / Broadleaf / Oregon	Acer macrophyllum	488	71
Hardwood	Maple, Boxelder / Ash-Leaf / Manitoba / Three-Leave	Acer negundo	463	91
Hardwood	Maple, Black / Black Sugar / Hard / Rock	Acer nigrum	604	70
Hardwood	Maple, Striped / Goosefoot / Moosewood / Snake Bark	Acer pensylvanicum	483	71
Hardwood	Maple, Red / Scarlet / Soft / Water	Acer rubrum	541	64
Hardwood	Maple, Silver	Acer saccharinum	489	68
Hardwood	Maple, Sugar	Acer saccharum	644	57
Hardwood	Buckeye, Yellow / Sweet	Aesculus octandra	405	143
Hardwood	Ailanthus / Tree Of Heaven	Ailanthus altissima	527	74
Hardwood	Alder, White / Rhombie Leaf	Alnus rhombifolia	434	99
Hardwood	Alder, Red	Alnus rubra	437	99
Hardwood	Canadian Serviceberry	Amelanchier canadensis	703	48
Hardwood	Serviceberry	Amelanchier spp.	703	48
Hardwood	Madrone, Pacific	Arbutus menziesii	670	66
Hardwood	Birch, Yellow / Black	Betula alleghaniensis	611	72
Hardwood	Birch, Sweet	Betula lenta	661	73
Hardwood	Birch, River	Betula nigra	544	86
Hardwood	Birch, Paper	Betula papyrifera	550	74
Hardwood	Birch, Gray	Betula populifolia	519	64
Hardwood	American Hornbeam / Musclewood	Carpinus caroliniana	627	46
Hardwood	Hickory, Water / Bitter Pecan	Carya aquatica	706	84
Hardwood	Hickory, Bitternut / Swamp	Carya cordiformis	696	71
Hardwood	Hickory, Pignut	Carya glabra	756	65
Hardwood	Hickory, Pecan	Carya illinoensis	696	66
Hardwood	Hickory, True, Shellbark	Carya laciniosa	716	65
Hardwood	Hickory, Nutmeg	Carya myristiciformis	656	77
Hardwood	Hickory, True, Shagbark	Carya ovata	755	60
Hardwood	Hickory, Mockernut / White / White-Heart	Carya tomentosa	736	63
Hardwood	Chestnut, American	Castanea dentata	475	120
Hardwood	Chinquapin / Golden / Giant / Western	Castanopsis chrysophylla	470	133
Hardwood	Catalpa, Northern / Hardy / Western / Cigar Tree / Catawba Tree	Catalpa speciosa	455	73
Hardwood	Hackberry	Celtis occidentalis	563	64
Hardwood	Dogwood, Flowering	Cornus florida	727	33
Hardwood	Dogwood, Pacific / Mountain Dogwood	Cornus nuttallii	667	46
Hardwood	Hawthorn, Late / Pear	Crataegus calpodendron	715.8	75
Hardwood	Persimmon, Common	Diospyros virginiana	715	58
Hardwood	Ash, Biltmore / White	Fraxinus americana	630	46
Hardwood	Ash, Oregon / Water	Fraxinus latifolia	580	60
Hardwood	Ash, Black	Fraxinus nigra	519	85
Hardwood	Ash, Green / Bastard	Fraxinus pennsylvanica	607	57
Hardwood	Ash, Pumpkin / Red	Fraxinus profunda	552	67
Hardwood	Ash, Blue / Virginia	Fraxinus quadrangulata	592	51
Hardwood	Honey Locust / Honey Shucks / Sweet Bean	Gleditsia triacanthos	675	60
Hardwood	Kentucky Coffeetree	Gymnocladus dioicus	605	51
Hardwood	Carolina Silverbell / Little Silverbell	Halesia carolina	495	68
Hardwood	Holly, American / White Holly	Ilex opaca	575	83
Hardwood	Butternut / White Walnut	Juglans cinerea	420	105
Hardwood	Walnut, Black	Juglans nigra	559	79
Hardwood	Sweetgum, American / American Storax / Hazel Pine / Satin-Walnut / Alligatorwood	Liquidambar styraciflua	523	74
Hardwood	Poplar-Yellow / American Tulip / Canary Whitewood	Liriodendron tulipifera	468	95
Hardwood	Tanoak / Tanbark-Oak	Lithocarpus densiflorus	697	80
Hardwood	Osage Orange / Horse Apple / Hedge Apple	Maclura pomifera	850	31
Hardwood	Magnolia, Cucumbertree / Blue Magnolia,	Magnolia acuminata	506	78
Hardwood	Magnolia, Fraser / Mountain Magnolia	Magnolia fraseri	466	96
Hardwood	Magnolia, Southern	Magnolia grandiflora	526	106
Hardwood	Magnolia, Sweetbay	Magnolia virginiana	486	87
Hardwood	Apple / Common / Wild	Malus sylvestris	685	78
Hardwood	Tupelo, Water / Cottongum / Wild Olive / Large Tupelo	Nyssa aquatica	541	95
Hardwood	Sour Gum / Tupelo, Black	Nyssa sylvatica	521	101
Hardwood	Hophornbeam, American / Eastern	Ostrya virginiana	705	53
Hardwood	Sourwood / Sorrel Tree	Oxydendrum arboreum	590	70
Hardwood	Sycamore, American / American Planetree	Platanus occidentalis	508	81
Hardwood	Poplar, Balsam / Black / Hackmatack	Populus balsamifera	420	107
Hardwood	Cottonwood, Eastern / Eastern / Plains / MatchPoplar	Populus deltoides	453	117
Hardwood	Cottonwood, Fremont / Alamo	Populus fremontii	500	56
Hardwood	Aspen, Bigtooth / Large-tooth	Populus grandidentata	445	91
Hardwood	Aspen, Quaking / Trembling / Aspen Popular	Populus tremuloides	422	129
Hardwood	Cottonwood, Black	Populus trichocarpa	375	138
Hardwood	Mesquite Spp.	Prosopis spp.	877	21
Hardwood	Cherry, Black	Prunus serotina	528	53
Hardwood	Oak, White	Quercus alba	689	68
Hardwood	Oak, Swamp White	Quercus bicolor	728	58
Hardwood	Oak, Canyon Live / Canyon Oak / Maul Oak	Quercus chrysolepis	802	74
Hardwood	Oak, Scarlet	Quercus coccinea	756	71
Hardwood	Oak, Southern Red	Quercus falcata	669	97
Hardwood	Oak, Gambel / Rocky Mountain White / Colorado Scrub	Quercus gambelii	784	66
Hardwood	Oak, Garry / Oregon White Oak / Oregon Oak	Quercus garryana	740	58
Hardwood	Oak, California Black / Kellogg Oak	Quercus kelloggii	609	101
Hardwood	Oak, Turkey / Catesby / American Turkey	Quercus laevis	760.9	75
Hardwood	Oak, Laurel / Diamond-Leaf Oak / Water Oak	Quercus laurifolia	640	83
Hardwood	Oak, Overcup	Quercus lyrata	682	77
Hardwood	Oak, Bur / Mossy-Cup	Quercus macrocarpa	666	74
Hardwood	Oak, Swamp Chestnut / Basket	Quercus michauxii	717	68
Hardwood	Oak, Water	Quercus nigra	659	83
Hardwood	Oak, Cherrybark	Quercus pagoda	748	68
Hardwood	Oak, Pin / Swamp Spanish	Quercus palustris	712	77
Hardwood	Oak, Willow	Quercus phellos	654	83
Hardwood	Oak, Chestnut / Rock / Rock Chestnut / Mountain	Quercus prinus	694	77
Hardwood	Oak, Northern Red	Quercus rubra	696	83
Hardwood	Oak, Shumard / Swamp Red / Shumard Red	Quercus shumardii	760.3	75
Hardwood	Oak, Post / Iron	Quercus stellata	712	71
Hardwood	Oak, Black / Eastern Black	Quercus velutina	671	83
Hardwood	Oak, Live / Southern Live	Quercus virginiana	881	52
Hardwood	Locust, Black / False Acacia / Green / Locust / Shipmast / White / Yellow	Robinia pseudoacacia	703	41
Hardwood	Willow, Black / Black American	Salix nigra	440	127
Hardwood	Sassafras	Sassafras albidum	495	68
Hardwood	False Mastic / Yellow Mastic	Sideroxylon foetidissimum	610.6	75
Hardwood	Basswood, American / American Linden	Tilia americana	370	105
Hardwood	Elm, Winged / Wahoo	Ulmus alata	663	42
Hardwood	Elm, American / White / Water / Florida	Ulmus americana	521	94
Hardwood	Elm, Texas Cedar / Cedar Elm	Ulmus crassifolia	653	66
Hardwood	Elm, Slippery / Red / Gray / Soft	Ulmus rubra	520	77
Hardwood	Elm, Rock, Elm Cork	Ulmus thomasii	640	51
Hardwood	Laurel, California / Oregon Myrtle	Umbellularia californica	592	67
Soft Wood	Fir, Pacific Silver / White / Red/ Lovely / Amabilis / Cascades	Abies amabilis	461	70
Soft Wood	Fir, Corkbark	Abies arizonica	471.8	84
Soft Wood	Fir, Balsam / Canadian / Canada / Balm of Gilead / Eastern	Abies balsamea	378	119
Soft Wood	Fir, White / Colorado / California White / Low's	Abies concolor	437	104
Soft Wood	Fir, Grand / Lowland / Lowland White / White / Silver	Abies grandis	418	106
Soft Wood	Fir, Subalpine / Alpine / Mountain Balsam / Rocky Mountain / White Balsam	Abies lasiocarpa	364	45
Soft Wood	Fir, Red / Golden / California Red / Shasta / Silvertip	Abies magnifica	407	114
Soft Wood	Fir, Noble	Abies procera	423	30
Soft Wood	Cedar, Port-Orford	Chamaecyparis lawsoniana	436	74
Soft Wood	Cedar, Yellow / Alaska	Chamaecyparis nootkatensis	466	72
Soft Wood	Cedar, Atlantic White	Chamaecyparis thyoides	356	86
Soft Wood	Juniper, Alligator / Checkerbark	Juniperus deppeana	528	34
Soft Wood	Juniper, Western	Juniperus occidentalis	498	36
Soft Wood	Southern Redcedar	Juniperus silicicola	468	41
Soft Wood	Cedar, Eastern Redcedar	Juniperus virginiana	488	35
Soft Wood	Tamarack / Hackmatack / American Larch Alaskan / Eastern	Larix laricina	532	54
Soft Wood	Larch, Western / Montana / Mountain	Larix occidentalis	526	60
Soft Wood	Incense Cedar / California Incense-Cedar	Libocedrus decurrens	392	106
Soft Wood	Spruce, Engelmann / White Spruce / Mountain Spruce / Silver Spruce	Picea engelmannii	387	89
Soft Wood	Spruce, White / Alberta / Black Hills / Canada / Western White	Picea glauca	421	52
Soft Wood	Spruce, Black / Bog / shortleaf black / Swamp	Picea mariana	434	48
Soft Wood	Spruce, Red / Eastern / West Virginia	Picea rubens	411	47
Soft Wood	Spruce, Sitka / Coast / Menzies / Western	Picea sitchensis	399	60
Soft Wood	Pine, Knobcone / Narrowcone	Pinus attenuata	435	105
Soft Wood	Pine, Jack / Banksian / Black / Scrub	Pinus banksiana	457	100
Soft Wood	Pine, Sand	Pinus clausa	527	32
Soft Wood	Pine, Lodgepole / Bolander Beach / Shore / Tamarack Pine	Pinus contorta	413	64
Soft Wood	Pine, Shortleaf / Arkansas / Shortstraw / Southern / Yellow	Pinus echinata	526	77
Soft Wood	Pine, Common / Two Needle Pinyon	Pinus edulis	553	28
Soft Wood	Pine, Slash / American Pitch / Caribbean / Salish / Longleaf Pitch / Swamp	Pinus elliottii	603	72
Soft Wood	Pine, Limber / Rocky Mountain White	Pinus flexilis	437	95
Soft Wood	Pine, Spruce / Bottom White / Cedar/ Poor / Walter	Pinus glabra	470	76
Soft Wood	Pine, Jeffrey / Black	Pinus jeffreyi	462	104
Soft Wood	Pine, Sugar / California Sugar	Pinus lambertiana	429	130
Soft Wood	Pine, Western White / Idaho White / Mountain White / Silver	Pinus monticola	419	56
Soft Wood	Pine, Bishop / Obispo / Swamp / Prickle-Cone	Pinus muricata	549	60
Soft Wood	Pine, Longleaf / Florida / Georgia	Pinus palustris	603	63
Soft Wood	Pine, Ponderosa / Western Yellow / Blackjack / Bull / Pacific Ponderosa / Rock	Pinus ponderosa	469	90
Soft Wood	Pine, Table Mountain / Hickory / Prickley	Pinus pungens	550	77
Soft Wood	Pine, Monterey / Cedros Island / Guadalupe Island / Radiata / Insignis	Pinus radiata	454	100
Soft Wood	Pine, Red / American Red / Canadian Red / Norway	Pinus resinosa	453	64
Soft Wood	Pine, Pitch / Hard	Pinus rigida	515	70
Soft Wood	Pine, Gray / California Foothill / Bull / Grey-leaf / Digger	Pinus sabiniana	488	80
Soft Wood	Pine, Pond / Bay / Marsh / Pocosin	Pinus serotina	554	60
Soft Wood	Pine, Eastern White / Northern White / Weymouth / White	Pinus strobus	415	65
Soft Wood	Pine, Loblolly / Frankincense / Oldfield / Southern	Pinus taeda	525	81
Soft Wood	Pine, Virginia / Jersey / Poverty / Scrub	Pinus virginiana	522	78
Soft Wood	Douglas-Fir, Coast	Pseudotsuga menziesii	526	35
Soft Wood	Redwood / California / Coast	Sequoia sempervirens	437	123
Soft Wood	Redwood, Giant / California Big-Tree / Giant Sequoia / Sequoia / Sierra	Sequoiadendron giganteum	401	178
Soft Wood	Bald Cypress / Swamp / Gulf / Red / Southern / White / Yellow	Taxodium distichum	520	95
Soft Wood	Yew, Pacific / Western / Canadian / Californian	Taxus brevifolia	623	47
Soft Wood	Cedar, Northern White / Arborvitae / Eastern Arborvitae / Swamp	Thuja occidentalis	349	99
Soft Wood	Cedar, Westernred / Pacific Red / Giant Arborvitae / Canoe / Giant/ Shinglewood	Thuja plicata	349	40
Soft Wood	Hemlock, Eastern / Canada / Hemlock Spruce	Tsuga canadensis	458	111
Soft Wood	Hemlock, Western / Pacific / West Coast	Tsuga heterophylla	499	56
Soft Wood	Hemlock, Mountain	Tsuga mertensiana	484	68

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