Ratio of dry weight to green weight for
selected tree species.
The table shows the average weight for one cord of wood.
The unit of weight is pounds . Use the ratio of dry weight/green
weight to calculate the dry weight of a known standing tree.
| Species |
green weight |
dry weight |
ratio d/g |
percent water |
| Apple |
4850 |
3888 |
0.8016 |
19.84% |
| Ash |
4184 |
2880 |
0.6883 |
31.17% |
| Basswood |
4404 |
1984 |
0.4505 |
54.95% |
| Birch |
4312 |
2992 |
0.6939 |
30.61% |
| Boxelder |
3589 |
2632 |
0.7334 |
26.66% |
| Buckeye |
4210 |
1984 |
0.4713 |
52.87% |
| Catalpa |
4560 |
2360 |
0.5175 |
48.25% |
| Cherry, black |
3696 |
2928 |
0.7922 |
20.78% |
| Coffeetree |
3872 |
3112 |
0.8037 |
19.63% |
| Cottonwood |
4640 |
2272 |
0.4897 |
51.03% |
| Douglas-fir |
3319 |
2970 |
0.8948 |
10.52% |
| Elm American |
4456 |
2872 |
0.6445 |
35.55% |
| Elm Red |
4800 |
3112 |
0.6483 |
35.17% |
| Elm Siberian |
3800 |
3020 |
0.7947 |
20.53% |
| Fir, Concolor |
3585 |
2104 |
0.5869 |
41.31% |
| Hackberry |
3984 |
3048 |
0.7651 |
23.49% |
| Hickory,Bitternut |
5032 |
3832 |
0.7615 |
23.85% |
| Hickory, Shagbark |
5104 |
3952 |
0.7743 |
22.57% |
| Honeylocust |
4640 |
3832 |
0.8259 |
17.41% |
| Ironwood |
4590 |
4016 |
0.8749 |
12.51% |
| Juniper,Rocky Mt. |
3535 |
3150 |
0.8911 |
10.89% |
| Locust, Black |
4616 |
4016 |
0.8700 |
13.00% |
| Maple, Other |
4685 |
3680 |
0.7855 |
21.45% |
| Maple, Silver |
3940 |
2752 |
0.6985 |
30.15% |
| Mulbery |
4712 |
3712 |
0.7878 |
21.22% |
| Oak, Bur |
4960 |
3768 |
0.7597 |
24.03% |
| Oak, Red |
4888 |
3528 |
0.7218 |
27.82% |
| Oak, White |
5573 |
4200 |
0.7536 |
24.64% |
| Osage-Orange |
5120 |
4728 |
0.9234 |
7.66% |
| Pine, Eastern White |
2780 |
2250 |
0.8094 |
19.06% |
| Pine, Jack |
3200 |
2488 |
0.7775 |
22.25% |
| Pine,Ponderosa |
3600 |
2336 |
0.6489 |
35.11% |
| Redcedar, Eastern |
2959 |
2632 |
0.8895 |
11.05% |
| Spruce |
2800 |
2240 |
0.8000 |
20.00% |
| Walnut, Black |
4584 |
3192 |
0.6963 |
30.37% |
| Willow |
4320 |
2540 |
0.5880 |
41.20% |
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| Poplar |
|
|
0.5988 |
|
| Sweetgum |
|
|
0.6526 |
|
The data in this table except Poplar and Sweetgum comes from the Nebraska
Extension office.
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created by Kent Robertson .Comments, ideas and suggestions :
Last update : 6/6/02