Wood Species - Weight at various Moisture Content

Weight of green and air-dry fire wood

The amount of bounded water in wood is determined by the relative humidity (RH) of the
surrounding atmosphere. The amount of water in wood changes slowly as the relative humidity
of the surrounding air changes.

Fresh Green Wood

Wood Species
Specific Density
Gravity (lb/ft3)

Weight
Weight
per
Specific Density
per
Cord Gravity (lb/ft3)
Cord
(lb/cord)
(lb/cord)

Afromosia
Alder

0.72

45

Air-dried Seasoned Wood

(20% moisture content per
weight unit)

3604

Apple

0.71

44

0.45

28

0.66 0.83

41 - 52

Ash, black

52

34

Ash, Oregon

46

38

Ash, white

48

41

Ash, Green
Aspen

0.85

53
43

Balsa
Basswood

0.64

40

0.42

26

0.18

11

42

26
0.30 0.40

Bamboo

Beech, American

4237

54

19 - 25

45

2218

3178

Wood Species - Weight at various Moisture Content

Weight of green and air-dry fire wood

Fresh Green Wood

Wood Species
Specific Density
Gravity (lb/ft3)

Birch, British

57

Birch, Paper

50

Air-dried Seasoned Wood

(20% moisture content per
weight unit)

Weight
Weight
per
Specific Density
per
Cord Gravity (lb/ft3)
Cord
(lb/cord)
(lb/cord)

0.67

44
38

Black Ash

0.54

34

Black locust

0.93

58

4614

0.79

49

3952

Black walnut

0.91

57

4579

0.61

38

3053

Bur oak

0.99

62

4923

0.69

43

3475

Cottonwood

0.93

58

4620

0.45

28

2218

Cedar, Alaska

36

31

Cedar, Eastern
Red

37

Cedar, Northern
White

28

22

Cedar, Southern
White

26

23

Cedar, Western

27

23

0.37

33

Wood Species - Weight at various Moisture Content

Weight of green and air-dry fire wood

Fresh Green Wood

Wood Species
Specific Density
Gravity (lb/ft3)

Air-dried Seasoned Wood

(20% moisture content per
weight unit)

Weight
Weight
per
Specific Density
per
Cord Gravity (lb/ft3)
Cord
(lb/cord)
(lb/cord)

Red
Cherry, black

45

35

Chestnut

55

30

Cottonwood,
Eastern

49

28

Cottonwood,
Northern Black

46

24

Cypress,
Southern

51

0.51

32

Douglas Fir,
Coast Region

38

0.53

33

Douglas Fir,
Rocky Mountain
Region

35

30

0.96 1.12

Ebony

Elm, American

54

Elm, Rock

53

60 - 70

35
0.82

44

Wood Species - Weight at various Moisture Content

Weight of green and air-dry fire wood

Fresh Green Wood

Wood Species
Specific Density
Gravity (lb/ft3)

Air-dried Seasoned Wood

(20% moisture content per
weight unit)

Weight
Weight
per
Specific Density
per
Cord Gravity (lb/ft3)
Cord
(lb/cord)
(lb/cord)

Elm, Slippery

56

37

Fir, Balsam

45

25

Fir, Commercial
White

46

27

Gum, black

45

35

Gum, red

50

34

Hackberry

0.82

51

4039

0.59

37

Hemlock,
Eastern

50

28

Hemlock,
Western

41

29

Hickory

1.03

Hickory, pecan
Honeylocust

64

0.77

62
0.93

58

Iroko
Larch

5107

48

48

2938

3830

45
4638

0.72

45

0.66

41

0.59

37

3590

Wood Species - Weight at various Moisture Content

Weight of green and air-dry fire wood

Fresh Green Wood

Wood Species
Specific Density
Gravity (lb/ft3)

Air-dried Seasoned Wood

(20% moisture content per
weight unit)

Weight
Weight
per
Specific Density
per
Cord Gravity (lb/ft3)
Cord
(lb/cord)
(lb/cord)

1.28 1.38

Lignum Vitae

Locust, black

58

80 - 86

48

Mahogany,
Honduras

0.54

34

Mahogany,
African

0.50 0.85

31 - 53

Maple, bigleaf

47

34

Maple, black

54

Maple, red

50

38

Maple, silver

45

33

Maple, sugar

56

44

0.75

40

Maple, Soft

0.80

50

3960

0.53

33

2640

Mulberry

0.95

59

4710

0.71

44

3533

Oak, Red

0.98

61

4886

0.67

42

3350

Wood Species - Weight at various Moisture Content

Weight of green and air-dry fire wood

Fresh Green Wood

Wood Species
Specific Density
Gravity (lb/ft3)

Oak, white
Osage orange

Air-dried Seasoned Wood

(20% moisture content per
weight unit)

Weight
Weight
per
Specific Density
per
Cord Gravity (lb/ft3)
Cord
(lb/cord)
(lb/cord)

63
1.03

64

47
5120

0.91

57

Pine, Lodgepole

39

29

Pine, Northern
White

36

25

Pine, Norway

42

34

Pine, Ponderosa

45

28

Pine, Southern
Yellow

52 - 53

36 - 41

Pine, Sugar

52

25

Pine, Oregon

0.53

33

Pine, Parana

0.56

35

Pine, Canadian

0.35 0.56

22 - 35

Pine, Red

0.37 -

23 - 41

4552

Wood Species - Weight at various Moisture Content

Weight of green and air-dry fire wood

Fresh Green Wood

Wood Species
Specific Density
Gravity (lb/ft3)

Air-dried Seasoned Wood

(20% moisture content per
weight unit)

Weight
Weight
per
Specific Density
per
Cord Gravity (lb/ft3)
Cord
(lb/cord)
(lb/cord)
0.66

Poplar, Yellow

38

28

Post oak

1.03

64

5086

0.72

45

3590

Pecan

0.99

62

4937

0.72

45

3590

0.45

28

0.51

32

Redwood,
American

50

Redwood,
European
Spruce,
Engelman

39

Spruce,
Canadian

34

0.45

28

Spruce, Sitka

33

0.45

28

23

Sugar maple

0.95

59

4746

0.67

42

3350

Sycamore

1.01

63

5051

0.54

34

2755

Red elm

0.79

49

3947

0.58

36

2870

Wood Species - Weight at various Moisture Content

Weight of green and air-dry fire wood

Fresh Green Wood

Wood Species
Specific Density
Gravity (lb/ft3)

Tamarack

Air-dried Seasoned Wood

(20% moisture content per
weight unit)

Weight
Weight
per
Specific Density
per
Cord Gravity (lb/ft3)
Cord
(lb/cord)
(lb/cord)

47

37
0.63 0.72

Teak

39 - 45

Walnut, black

58

38

White cedar

24

23

White elm

0.88

55

4362

0.54

34

2755

Willow

0.87

54

4320

0.43

27

2160

density of water 62.4 lb/ft3 (1000 kg/m3)

1 lb/ft3 = 16.018 kg/m3 = 0.016 g/cm3 = 0.00926 oz/in3 = 2.57 oz/gal (Imperial) = 2.139

oz/gal (U.S.) = 0.0005787 lb/in3 = 27 lb/yd3 = 0.161 lb/gal (Imperial) = 0.134 lb/gal (U.S)
= 0.0121 ton/yd3