TYPE
WEIGHT
(LBS. CU. FT., DRY)
Hickory
White Oak
Red Oak
Beech
Sugar Maple
Black Oak
Ash
Yellow Birch
Red Maple
Paper Birch
Elm/Sycamore
Red Spruce
HEATING WITH WOOD
PER CORD
63
4500
48
4100
46
3900
45
3800
44
3700
43
3700
42
3600
40
3400
38
3200
37
3100
34
2900
29
1800
•DRAWINGS FOR ILLUSTRATION PURPOSES ONLY•
EFFICIENCY
SPLITS
RANKING
1.0
.9
.8
.7
.6
.6
.5
.4
.3
.3
.2
Very Difficult
.1
MILLIONS
BTU's/CORD
Well
31.5
Fair
28.6
Fair
27.4
Hard
26.8
Fair
26.2
Fair
25.6
Well
25.0
Hard
23.8
Fair
22.6
Easy
22.1
20.1
Easy
16.1
31