SPECIES

SEASONED WEIGHT

POUNDS PER CORD

HEAT PRODUCED

MILLION BTUs PER CORD

Ironwood (Hop Hornbeam)

4,016

27.3

Black Locust

3,890

26.8

Apple

4,100

26.5

White Oak

4,012

25.7

American Beech

3,757

24

Sugar Maple

3,757

24

Red Oak

3,757

24

White Ash

3,689

23.6

Yellow Birch

3,689

23.6

Tamarack

3,247

20.8

Paper Birch

3,179

20.3

Gray Birch

3,179

20.3

Black Cherry

2,880

19.9

American Elm

3,052

19.5

Red Maple

2,924

18.7

Pine (Jack, Norway & Pitch)

2,669

17.1

Eastern Hemlock

2,482

15.9

Red Spruce

2,482

15.9

Poplar

2,290

14.7

Butternut

2,100

14.5

Willow

2,100

14.5

Balsam Fir

2,236

14.3

White Pine

2,236

14.3

Basswood

2,108

13.5

Arborvitae (White Cedar)

1,913

12.2