Wood always weighs 16 ounces per pound.
Too many types of wood to list. Elm weighs more than aspen...
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.
Wood Species Fresh Green Wood Air-dried Seasoned Wood
(20% moisture content per weight unit)
Specific Gravity Density
(lb/ft3) Weight per Cord
(lb/cord) Specific Gravity Density
(lb/ft3) Weight per Cord
(lb/cord)
Afromosia 0.71 44
Alder 0.72 45 3604 0.45 28 2218
Apple 0.66 - 0.83 41 - 52
Ash, black 52 34
Ash, Oregon 46 38
Ash, white 48 41
Ash, Green 0.85 53 4237 0.64 40 3178
Aspen 43 0.42 26
Balsa 0.18 11
Basswood 42 26
Bamboo 0.30 - 0.40 19 - 25
Beech, American 54 45
Birch, British 57 0.67 44
Birch, Paper 50 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 0.37 33
Cedar, Northern White 28 22
Cedar, Southern White 26 23
Cedar, Western Red 27 23
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
Ebony 0.96 - 1.12 60 - 70
Elm, American 54 35
Elm, Rock 53 0.82 44
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 2938
Hemlock, Eastern 50 28
Hemlock, Western 41 29
Hickory 1.03 64 5107 0.77 48 3830
Hickory, pecan 62 45
Honeylocust 0.93 58 4638 0.72 45 3590
Iroko 0.66 41
Larch 48 0.59 37
Lignum Vitae 1.28 - 1.38 80 - 86
Locust, black 58 48
Mahogany, Honduras 0.54 34
Mahogany, African 0.50 - 0.85 31 - 53
Maple, bigleaf 47 34
Maple, black 54 0.75 40
Maple, red 50 38
Maple, silver 45 33
Maple, sugar 56 44
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
Oak, white 63 47
Osage orange 1.03 64 5120 0.91 57 4552
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 - 0.66 23 - 41
Poplar, Yellow 38 28
Post oak 1.03 64 5086 0.72 45 3590
Pecan 0.99 62 4937 0.72 45 3590
Redwood, American 50 0.45 28
Redwood, European 0.51 32
Spruce, Engelman 39 23
Spruce, Canadian 34 0.45 28
Spruce, Sitka 33 0.45 28
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
Tamarack 47 37
Teak 0.63 - 0.72 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
•water content in wood
