If a species is not footnoted with a number (1-18), then the specific gravity for that species has not been verified by Wagner. In most cases, with unverified species, these species have the same botanical name as the verified version but just a different common name. Many species (botanical name) in the world have many different common names. The footnote descriptions are shown at the bottom of the page.*

Wood Species Types in Alphabetical Order

To obtain the most accurate moisture content measurements with your Wagner moisture meter, you must set the meter for the correct species settings value for the species you are going to measure. For our customers' convenience, we have calibrated our meter's species settings in terms of specific gravity.*

For those instances where you need to measure moisture in a wood species that is not shown in your User’s Manual, Wagner has compiled this extensive database of wood species with their associated specific gravity values.

The sources for our database include the United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Products Laboratory.

The published specific gravity values are the average for each species. There can and will be some variability of the specific gravity (density) within any species of wood, but the average specific gravity value (again, from the most valid published sources) will provide the best settings for your Wagner moisture meter.

Common NameBotanical NameSpecific GravityVerified
BaMitragyna stipulosa0.53
Pterocarpus soyauxii0.64
Shorea negrosensis0.59
BaboenVirola koschnyi0.51
BaboenVirola surinamensis0.51
BaboenhoutVirola surinamensis0.51
BaboenoedoeVirola surinamensis0.51
BaboonVirola surinamensis0.51
BaboonhoutVirola surinamensis0.51
BaboonwoodVirola surinamensis0.51
BabouTieghemella heckelii0.60
BabuTieghemella heckelii0.60
BabunVirola koschnyi0.51
BabunVirola surinamensis0.51
BadamTerminalia procera0.54
Triplochiton scleroxylon0.32
Bafn ooiIntsia bijuga0.65
BagacDipterocarpus grandiflorus0.68
BagarilaoXanthophyllum excelsum0.67
BagaulanXanthophyllum excelsum0.67
BagnuPopulus ciliata0.37
BagoboDiplodiscus paniculatus0.62
BagosantolSandoricum vidalii0.65
Shorea negrosensis0.59
BagunaremLagerstroemia piriformis0.67
BagunaumLagerstroemia piriformis0.67
BagwainTieghemella heckelii0.60
BagyiTerminalia ivorensis0.54
BahiTerminalia ivorensis0.54
BahiaMitragyna ciliata0.52
BahiaMitragyna stipulosa0.53
BaiTerminalia ivorensis0.54
Bai-ahVitex cofassus0.67
Bai-tiTerminalia ivorensis0.54
Pometia pinnata0.60
BajiTerminalia ivorensis0.54
BajiiTerminalia ivorensis0.54
BakAnisoptera costata0.52
BakainMelia azedarach0.51
BakalauAglaia gigantea0.54
BakanaChlorophora excelsa0.70
BakayanMelia azedarach0.51
BakiaMitragyna ciliata0.52
BakoTieghemella heckelii0.60
BakuMimusops heckelii0.55
BakuTieghemella heckelii0.60
BakunduLophira alata0.94
Shorea negrosensis0.59
BalataManilkara bidentata0.95
Balata burueManilkara bidentata0.95
Balata francManilkara bidentata0.95
Balata gommeManilkara bidentata0.95
Balata rougeManilkara bidentata0.95
BalauAnisoptera curtisii0.52
BalauShorea guiso0.75
BalauShorea plagata0.75
Balau merahShorea guiso0.75
Balau merahShorea plagata0.75
Taxodium distichum0.46
BaldcypressTaxodium distichum0.461
Diospyros ebenum0.94
Terminalia superba0.40
Balek anginAlphitonia philippinensis0.35
BaliaHeritiera javanica0.65
BaliganAnisoptera costata0.52
Populus balsamifera0.34
Populus trichocarpa0.35
Populus balsamifera0.34
BaloboDiplodiscus paniculatus0.62
BaloboXanthophyllum excelsum0.67
BalogoDiplodiscus paniculatus0.62
Pometia pinnata0.60
BalsaOchroma pyramidale syn. O. lagopus0.144
BalsaOchroma pyramidale0.144
Abies amabilis0.43
Abies balsamea0.35
Abies lasiocarpa0.32
Picea engelmannii0.35
Balsam cottonwoodPopulus balsamifera0.341
Abies amabilis0.43
Balsam firAbies balsamea0.351
Abies lasiocarpa0.32
BalsamoMyroxylon balsamum0.834
BalsamoProtium decandrum0.544
BalsamoProtium paraense0.564
BalsamoProtium sagotianum0.564
Balsamo de CayeputMelaleuca leucadendron syn. M. quinquenervia0.724
Populus balsamifera0.34
Picea rubens0.40
Liquidambar styraciflua0.52
Liquidambar styraciflua0.52
Pinus sylvestris0.45
Pinus sylvestris0.45
Baltic redwoodPinus sylvestris0.4514
Baltic white pine Picea abies0.43
Baltic whitewoodPicea abies0.43
BalugoDiplodiscus paniculatus0.62
BalugugDiplodiscus paniculatus0.62
BaluiAglaia gigantea0.54
BaluknitLagerstroemia piriformis0.67
Balung ayamHeritiera javanica0.65
BalungaiDiplodiscus paniculatus0.62
Triplochiton scleroxylon0.32
Ban pipalPopulus ciliata0.37
Banabang-bugtungLagerstroemia piriformis0.67
Banabang-dinglasLagerstroemia piriformis0.67
Banabang-tinaanLagerstroemia piriformis0.67
BanafatVitex cofassus0.67
BanakIryanthera spp.0.58
BanakVirola koschnyi0.51
BanakVirola spp.
0.452
BanakVirola surinamensis0.51
BancolierAleurites moluccana0.14
BancoulierAleurites moluccana0.14
BanderholaDuabanga sonneratioides0.37
BangChlorophora excelsa0.70
Bang nuocTerminalia procera0.54
Shorea negrosensis0.59
BanghiChlorophora excelsa0.70
Bangikat poplarPopulus ciliata0.37
BangkahasiKoordersiodendron pinnatum0.71
BangkalariKoordersiodendron pinnatum0.71
Pometia pinnata0.60
BangluaiPygeum turnerianum0.44
BanidiTerminalia ivorensis0.54
BanigXanthophyllum excelsum0.67
BankalisTetramerista glabra0.73
Khaya nyassica0.44
BankileLophira alata0.94
Pinus banksiana0.43
Pinus banksiana0.43
BankulnussbaumAleurites moluccana0.14
BanohoeraVitex cofassus0.67
BanzuPiptadeniastrum africanum0.63
BaotiAnisoptera costata0.52
Diospyros virginiana0.71
BarabuPeltogyne porphyrocardia0.69
BarabuPeltogyne venosa0.69
BarakbakXanthophyllum excelsum0.67
BaramalliCatostemma fragrans0.66
BaramanCatostemma fragrans0.66
BaramanniCatostemma fragrans0.66
BarataPouteria izabalensis0.64
BaraunaSchinopsis spp.1.21
BarbacheleVochysia ferruginea0.52
BarbacheleVochysia guianensis0.52
Barba-choleVochysia guianensis0.52
Barbara cheleVochysia ferruginea0.52
Barbara cheleVochysia guianensis0.52
Barbara cheleVochysia lehmanni0.52
Barbara CheleVochysia tomentosa0.52
BarboDiplodiscus paniculatus0.62
Barilla de aguaMicropholis guianensis0.67
BaripungAnisoptera costata0.52
Barka locustByrsonima coriacea0.68
Barka-locustByrsonima coriacea0.68
BaroboDiplodiscus paniculatus0.62
BaroloDiplodiscus paniculatus0.62
BaromalliCatostemma fragrans0.66
BarotoDiplodiscus paniculatus0.62
Pterocarpus soyauxii0.64
BaruDipteryx odorata0.82
BarubaDiplodiscus paniculatus0.62
BarubuDiplodiscus paniculatus0.62
BarujoDipteryx odorata0.82
Pterocarpus soyauxii0.64
Pometia pinnata0.60
BasilanDipterocarpus basilanicus0.54
Basilan apitongDipterocarpus basilanicus0.54
BasinauAglaia gigantea0.54
BasioTerminalia ivorensis0.54
BasitLagerstroemia piriformis0.67
Fraxinus nigra0.49
Basket elmUlmus crassifolia0.62
BasoboDiplodiscus paniculatus0.62
BasoengAnisoptera cochinchinensis0.52
Pinus taeda0.51
BassiTerminalia ivorensis0.54
Tilia americana0.37
Libocedrus decurrens0.37
Bastard cedarVirola koschnyi0.51
Celtis occidentalis0.53
Bastard lignum vitaeTabebuia serratifolia0.994
Swietenia macrophylla0.47
Bastard mahoganyMammea africana0.69
Bastard pinePinus caribaea0.70
BastermopaneGuibourtia coleosperma0.66
BatExcoecaria agallocha0.42
Magnolia grandiflora0.50
Bat«Nigak«iyExcoecaria agallocha0.42
Bata kadapuMitragyna parvifolia0.59
BataanShorea negrosensis0.594
BatabanapuMitragyna parvifolia0.59
BataganapuMitragyna parvifolia0.59
Astronium graveolens0.89
Astronium graveolens0.80
Hymenaea courbaril0.83
BatikErythrophloeum densiflorum0.68
BatikalagLagerstroemia piriformis0.67
BatitinanLagerstroemia piriformis0.67
BatobatoXanthophyllum excelsum0.67
Batobatong-babaeXanthophyllum excelsum0.67
Triplochiton scleroxylon0.32
Bats souariCaryocar villosum0.76
BatukanagAglaia gigantea0.54
BauaoboDiplodiscus paniculatus0.62
BauleMansonia altissima0.55
BauraiAnisoptera costata0.52
Astronium graveolens0.89
Astronium graveolens0.80
Umbellularia californica0.55
Bay mahoganySwietenia mahagoni0.57
Nyssa aquatica0.50
BayaMitragyna ciliata0.52
BayaMitragyna stipulosa0.53
Terminalia superba0.40
Shorea negrosensis0.59
BayeTerminalia ivorensis0.54
Bay laurelUmbellularia californica0.553
Swietenia macrophylla0.47
Pometia pinnata0.60
BayottAnisoptera curtisii0.52
Pometia pinnata0.60
Pometia pinnata0.60
Swietenia macrophylla0.47
Beach calophyllumCalophyllum inophyllum0.55
Beach she oakCasuarina equisetifolia0.87
Bead treeMelia azedarach0.51
BeadtreeMelia azedarach0.51
Beauty leafCalophyllum inophyllum0.55
BeayBeilschmiedia mannii0.62
Be-ayBeilschmiedia mannii0.62
BebeDipterocarpus basilanicus0.54
BebeDipterocarpus grandiflorus0.68
BebeDipterocarpus warburgii0.53
BebePterocarpus marsupium0.714
BebePterocarpus vernalis0.63
BebutaExcoecaria agallocha0.42
BecuibaVirola surinamensis0.51
Tilia americana0.37
Fagus grandifolia0.64
BeefwoodCasuarina equisetifolia0.87
BeefwoodManilkara bidentata0.95
Tilia americana0.37
Tilia americana0.37
Behetta champagamMesua ferrea0.92
BehraChloroxylon swietenia0.88
BehruChloroxylon swietenia0.88
Be-ieTerminalia ivorensis0.54
BeiyaMitragyna stipulosa0.53
BelandiCedrela toona0.47
BelarbreMora excelsa0.89
Bel-belPinus insularis0.50
BelengbeLophira alata0.94
Belgaum walnutAleurites moluccana0.14
Fraxinus excelsior0.58
BelianMadhuca sp.0.97
BelileMelia azedarach0.51
Swietenia macrophylla0.47
BellaChloroxylon swietenia0.88
Bella mariaVochysia lehmanni0.52
Bella MariaVochysia tomentosa0.52
Bella rosaAnisoptera curtisii0.52
Belle-tuIrvingia gabonensis0.76
BemoonbaIryanthera spp.0.58
BenchaloiAnisoptera curtisii0.52
BendoraIntsia bijuga0.65
BengarisKoompassia malaccensis0.76
BengeGuibourtia arnoldiana
0.702
Benguet pinePinus insularis0.50
Benin walnutLovoa trichiliodes0.46
Benquet pinePinus insularis0.50
BeranganCastanopsis acuminatissima0.56
BerauAleurites moluccana0.14
BereMelia azedarach0.51
Berembang bukitDuabanga sonneratioides0.37
Berg GronfoeloeQualea paraensis0.58
BergekQuercus petraea0.65
BerliniaBerlinia acuminata0.64
BerniungKoompassia malaccensis0.76
BeruaAnisoptera costata0.52
BeruniArtocarpus hirsuta0.52
Terminalia superba0.40
BesoVitex cofassus0.67
BeteMansonia altissima0.55
BethabaraTabebuia serratifolia0.994
BetisMadhuca sp.0.97
Betula alleghaniensis0.62
BeukenhoutRapanea melanophleos0.74
BevuMelia azedarach0.51
BeyaMitragyna ciliata0.52
BeyaMitragyna stipulosa0.53
BeyoAfzelia bipindensis0.62
BeyoAfzelia pachyloba0.62
BeyoAfzelia quanzensis0.62
BharhulChloroxylon swietenia0.88
BheraChloroxylon swietenia0.88
BhiraaChloroxylon swietenia0.88
BhirwaChloroxylon swietenia0.88
BiboloLovoa trichiliodes0.46
BicuhybaVirola surinamensis0.51
BicuiIryanthera spp.0.58
BicuibaVirola koschnyi0.51
Bidi-tuBeilschmiedia mannii0.62
Pometia pinnata0.60
Bi-ehPiptadeniastrum africanum0.63
Magnolia grandiflora0.50
Swietenia macrophylla0.47
Pinus lambertiana0.36
Pinus ponderosa0.40
Carya lacinosa0.69
Swietenia macrophylla0.47
Bigleaf mapleAcer macrophyllum0.481
Swietenia macrophylla0.47
Bigtooth aspenPopulus grandidentata
0.39
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BihiriChloroxylon swietenia0.88
BijasalPterocarpus marsupium0.714
Bijol-gochGrewia elastica0.63
BilguChloroxylon swietenia0.88
Bili devdariDysoxylum malabaricum0.62
BilingaAfzelia quanzensis0.62
BilluChloroxylon swietenia0.88
Liquidambar styraciflua0.52
Liquidambar styraciflua0.52
Fraxinus americana0.60
Fraxinus americana0.60
BimlaGrewia elastica0.63
Shorea negrosensis0.59
BindangAgathis borneensis0.41
BindangAgathis philippinensis0.33
BintangorCalophyllum inophyllum0.55
BintangorCalophyllum tomentosum0.59
Bios de ferPygeum africanum0.61
Pometia pinnata0.60
BiotSandoricum vidalii0.65
BiotuCalophyllum inophyllum0.55
Betula alleghaniensis0.62
Betula lenta0.65
Betula papyrifera0.55
BirchBetula sp.0.61
Acer saccharum0.63
Pinus ponderosa0.40
BitanMelia azedarach0.51
BitangholCalophyllum inophyllum0.55
BitangholCalophyllum tomentosum0.59
BitaogCalophyllum inophyllum0.55
BitaogCalophyllum tomentosum0.59
BiteheBeilschmiedia mannii0.62
BitehiBeilschmiedia mannii0.62
BitiVitex cofassus0.67
BitisMadhuca sp.0.97
Bitter AlmondPygeum africanum0.61
Bitter amandelPygeum africanum0.61
Carya aquatica0.62
Carya illinoensis0.66
Carya aquatica0.62
Carya cordiformis0.66
Bitternut hickoryCarya cordiformis0.661
BitumVitex cofassus0.67
BitumVitex parviflora0.68
BiyuchCalophyllum inophyllum0.55
BiyuuchCalophyllum inophyllum0.55
BjimboMammea africana0.69
Black afaraTerminalia ivorensis0.54
Black alderAlnus glutinosa0.41
Fraxinus americana0.60
Black ashFraxinus nigra0.491
Black barkTerminalia ivorensis0.54
Betula alleghaniensis0.62
Betula lenta0.65
Betula papyrifera0.55
Black bullyManilkara zapota0.71
Black cherryPrunus serotina0.501
Black cottonwoodPopulus trichocarpa0.351
Taxodium distichum0.46
Albizia lebbeck0.54
Diospyros ebenum0.94

Nyssa aquatica0.50

Nyssa sylvatica0.50
Pinus ponderosa0.40
Black KakaralliEschweilera sagotiana0.90
Black kakeralliEschweilera sagotiana0.90
Magnolia grandiflora0.50
Black locustRobinia pseudoacacia0.691
Black manwoodMinquartia guianensis0.83
Black mapleAcer nigrum0.571
Acer saccharum0.63
Black moraMora excelsa0.89
Quercus coccinea0.67
Quercus kelloggii0.53
Quercus rubra0.63
Black OakQuercus velutina0.611
Pinus banksiana0.43
Pinus contorta0.41
Pinus ponderosa0.40
Black pinePodocarpus neriifolia0.48
Black sallyAcacia melanoxylon0.54
Black sprucePicea mariana0.421
Picea sitchensis0.40
Acer nigrum0.57
Black tupeloNyssa sylvatica0.501
Black varnish treeMelanorrhoea spp.0.75
Black walnutJuglans nigra0.551
Black wattleAcacia melanoxylon0.54
Black willowSalix alba0.38
Black willowSalix nigra0.391
Black-barked terminaliaTerminalia ivorensis0.54
Pinus ponderosa0.40
BlackwoodAcacia melanoxylon0.54
BletuiMammea africana0.69
BletuneMammea africana0.69
BlieTerminalia ivorensis0.54
Terminalia superba0.40

Turraeanthus africanus0.51
Turraeanthus africanus0.51

Liquidambar styraciflua
0.52
Liquidambar styraciflua0.52
Abies balsamea0.35
Acer saccharum0.63
BloodwoodBrosimum rubescens0.9616
BloodwoodPterocarpus angolensis0.5914
Fraxinus pennsylvanica0.56
Blue ashFraxinus quadrangulata 0.581
Blue beechCarpinus caroliniana0.64
Pseudotsuga menziesii0.48
Blue gumEucalyptus tereticornis0.82
Quercus macrocarpa0.64
Liriodendron tulipifera0.42
Blue sprucePicea glauca0.363
BoMitragyna stipulosa0.53
Pterocarpus soyauxii0.64
Diospyros virginiana0.71
BobangChlorophora excelsa0.70
Bobbie manjaMangifera indica0.53
BobichCedrela toona0.47
BoboIrvingia gabonensis0.76
BoboiIrvingia gabonensis0.76
BoboraeIrvingia gabonensis0.76
BoborauIrvingia gabonensis0.76
BoborouIrvingia gabonensis0.76
BoboruIrvingia gabonensis0.76
BocachicoPiptadeniastrum africanum0.63
BocapiStaudtia stipitata0.79
BodareMaclura pomifera0.72
BodarkMaclura pomifera0.72
BodoMitragyna ciliata0.52
BodockMaclura pomifera0.72
BoduaMansonia altissima0.55
BoeiMitragyna stipulosa0.53
Boeji mahonieLoxopterygium sagotii0.62
BoepasaVitex cofassus0.67
Boesi mahonieLoxopterygium sagotii0.62
BoetiManilkara bidentata0.95
Boewah karehAleurites moluccana0.14
Picea mariana0.42
BogamaniVirola surinamensis0.51
BogoBeilschmiedia mannii0.62
BohMitragyna stipulosa0.53
BohunCordia alliodora0.51
BoilamSwintonia sp.0.62
Bois agoutiMinquartia guianensis0.83
Buxus sempervirens0.83
Pterocarpus soyauxii0.64
Bois corneByrsonima coriacea0.68
Bois cruseauVochysia guianensis0.52
Bois d'amandeHieronyma alchorneoides0.58
Bois d'arcMaclura pomifera0.72
Bois de coumarounaDipteryx odorata0.82
Hymenaea courbaril0.83
Hymenaea courbaril0.83
Hymenaea courbaril0.83
Bois de ferCasuarina equisetifolia0.87
Bois de RhodesCordia alliodora0.51
Bois de roseAniba duckei0.56
Dalbergia frutescens1.02
Pterocarpus soyauxii0.64
Hymenaea courbaril0.83
Bois de vinHieronyma alchorneoides0.58
Tabebuia serratifolia0.99
Tabebuia serratifolia0.99
Hura crepitans0.40
Bois macaqueMarmaroxylon racemosum1.07
Bois pourprePeltogyne venosa0.69
Bois puurprePeltogyne porphyrocardia0.69
Bois rougeMelia azedarach0.51
Pterocarpus soyauxii0.64
Bois serpentMarmaroxylon racemosum1.07
Bois soumisCordia alliodora0.51
Bois tanByrsonima coriacea0.68
Pterocarpus soyauxii0.64
Bois violetPeltogyne porphyrocardia0.69
Bois voiletPeltogyne venosa0.69
Bois zebraMarmaroxylon racemosum1.07
BojepIrvingia gabonensis0.76
BojonCordia alliodora0.51
Bok bokXanthophyllum excelsum0.67
BokapiStaudtia stipitata0.79
BokenyamaMorus mesozygia0.71
Pterocarpus soyauxii0.64
BokokaLophira alata0.94
BokoliMammea africana0.69
BokomboMusanga cecropioides0.23
Terminalia superba0.40
BokongeMillettia laurentii0.8114
Pterocarpus soyauxii0.64
BokuibeMusanga cecropioides0.23
BokunduPiptadeniastrum africanum0.63
BokungoPiptadeniastrum africanum0.63
BokunguPiptadeniastrum africanum0.63
BoladorTerminalia amazonia0.76
BolatoDiplodiscus paniculatus0.62
BolengoAfzelia bipindensis0.62
BolengoAfzelia pachyloba0.62
BolikiMammea africana0.69
BolletriManilkara bidentata0.95
BolletrieManilkara bidentata0.95
BoloDiplodiscus paniculatus0.62
Pometia pinnata0.60
BomangaBrachystegia laurentii0.57
BombaxBombax chevalieri0.51
Bombay white cedarDysoxylum malabaricum0.62
BombuluLovoa trichiliodes0.46
Bomitel blancoCordia alliodora0.51
BompegyaMammea africana0.69
BonaMorus mesozygia0.71
BonaTerminalia ivorensis0.54
BonduDidelotia brevipaniculata0.54
BongolaMorus mesozygia0.71
BongossiLophira alata0.94
BoniatilloPhoebe elongata0.62
BonkeseMorus mesozygia0.71
BonkoleLophira alata0.94
BonkonkoAntiaris toxicaria0.35
BonsumPhoebe hainesiana0.43
Pometia pinnata0.60
BonyorPoga oleosa0.39
BonzaleBeilschmiedia mannii0.62
BonzoChlorophora excelsa0.70
BoonnakMesua ferrea0.92
BopalaIrvingia gabonensis0.76
BopeStaudtia stipitata0.79
Bope bambaleStaudtia stipitata0.79
Bopi-leMitragyna stipulosa0.53
Borneo camphorwoodDryobalanops lanceolata0.69
Borneo keruingDipterocarpus warburgii0.53
Borneo rosewoodMelanorrhoea spp.0.75
Borneo teakIntsia bijuga0.65
Borneo teakIntsia palembanica0.65
Borneo yacalHopea odorata0.63
BorouaMansonia altissima0.55
BoroweManilkara bidentata0.95
BosasaStaudtia stipitata0.79
Boshi swaAlnus nepalensis0.26
BosneakMesua ferrea0.92
Bosnian mapleAcer platanus0.54
BossengueMusanga cecropioides0.23
BossiTerminalia ivorensis0.54
BostamarindeMarmaroxylon racemosum1.07
BosuluPterocarpus soyauxii0.644
Shorea negrosensis0.59
BotiTerminalia ivorensis0.54
BotrieManilkara bidentata0.95
Pterocarpus soyauxii0.64
Bouchi-cajuAnacardium excelsum0.33
BoumbiaTerminalia ivorensis0.54
BounaTerminalia ivorensis0.54
BourafeteMitragyna ciliata0.52
BouriTerminalia ivorensis0.54
Bousi tamarinMarmaroxylon racemosum1.07
Bow woodMaclura pomifera0.72
Tabebuia serratifolia0.99
Nyssa aquatica0.50
Tabebuia serratifolia0.99
BoxBuxus sempervirens0.8313
BoxelderAcer negundo0.452
BoxwoodBuxus sempervirens0.8313
Cornus florida0.72
BoxwoodGonioma kamassi0.85
Boxwood maracaiboGossypiospermum praecox0.77
BozaMammea africana0.69
Abies balsamea0.35
BragbaTerminalia ivorensis0.54
BraunaSchinopsis spp.1.21
Araucaria angustifolia0.49
Brazilian cedarCedrela odorata0.394
Brazilian CherryHymenaea courbaril0.8316
Bowdichia spp
0.80

Diplotropis purpurea
0.84
Brazilian ebonySwartzia leiocalycina14
Hymenaea courbaril0.83
Brazilian mahoganyPlathymenia reticulata0.5613
Swietenia macrophylla0.47
Platymiscium pinnatum0.87
Araucaria angustifolia0.49
Brazilian Rosewood
Dalbergia nigra
0.84
2
Dalbergia frutescens1.02
Plathymenia reticulata0.56
Plathymenia reticulata0.56
Brazillian OakAmburana cearensis0.584

Couratari pulchra
0.53

Couratari guianensis
0.53

Tabebuia serratifolia
0.99
BreiapfelManilkara zapota0.71
Breu mangaTetragastris altissima0.74
Breu pretoTetragastris altissima0.74
BreugrandeTetragastris altissima0.74
Brewer oakQuercus garryanna0.68
Brimstone-woodTerminalia ivorensis0.54
Pinus ponderosa0.40
Thuja plicata0.32
Tsuga heterophylla0.45
Pseudotsuga menziesii0.48
Thuja plicata0.32
Tsuga heterophylla0.45
Pseudotsuga menziesii0.48
British elmUlmus procera0.5313
British Guiana cedarCedrela odorata0.394
British Honduras cedarCedrela odorata0.394
British Honduras pitch pinePinus caribaea0.70
British Honduras yellowwoodPodocarpus guatemalensis0.54
Swietenia macrophylla0.47
Broad leaved peppermintEucalyptus dives0.68
BroadleafTerminalia guyanensis0.60
Acer macrophyllum0.48
Swietenia macrophylla0.47
Bro-kpahHomalium dolicophyllum0.63
Brown African padaukPterocarpus angolensis0.5914
Fraxinus nigra0.49
Brown oakQuercus petraea0.65
Brown silverballiCordia alliodora0.51
Brown-top stringy barkEucalyptus obliqua0.6814
Eucalyptus obliqua0.68
Brunswick sprucePicea glauca0.363
Brush BoxTristania decorticata1.03
BtachesCalophyllum inophyllum0.55
Buah kerasAleurites moluccana0.14
Guibourtia arnoldiana0.70
BubingaGuibourtia demeusei0.7214
Guibourtia ehie0.71
BubingaGuibourtia pellegriniana0.8013
BubingaGuibourtia tessmannii0.8013
BubuPinus insularis0.50
Taxodium distichum0.46
BuckeyeAesculus octandra0.24
BucuibaVirola surinamensis0.51
BufokiStaudtia stipitata0.79
Bug'aomLagerstroemia piriformis0.67
Bug'aromLagerstroemia piriformis0.67
BuguaromLagerstroemia piriformis0.67
BuhananHeritiera javanica0.65
Buis d'AmeriqueGossypiospermum praecox0.77
BukaoDiplodiscus paniculatus0.62
BukunduPiptadeniastrum africanum0.63
Bul-bulPinus insularis0.50
Pinus ponderosa0.40
Magnolia grandiflora0.50
BulletwoodManilkara bidentata0.95
BullyManilkara bidentata0.95
Bully treeManilkara bidentata0.95
BullywoodTerminalia amazonia0.76
BulokossaMitragyna stipulosa0.53
BumaTerminalia ivorensis0.54
BunaTerminalia ivorensis0.54
Cornus florida0.72
Shorea negrosensis0.59
BunnarkMesua ferrea0.92
Bunya bunyaAraucaria cunninghamii0.443
Bur OakQuercus macrocarpa0.641
BurakCanangium odoratum0.28
BurmCedrela toona0.47
Burma cedarCedrela toona0.47
Burma padaukPterocarpus macrocarpus0.793
BurokossaMitragyna stipulosa0.53
BuruDiplodiscus paniculatus0.62
BurusChloroxylon swietenia0.88
BurusangDiplodiscus paniculatus0.62
BurutaChloroxylon swietenia0.88
BurutuChloroxylon swietenia0.88
Triplochiton scleroxylon0.32
Bush oakChlorophora excelsa0.70
Bush teakChlorophora excelsa0.70
Buta-butaExcoecaria agallocha0.42
Buta-kadambeMitragyna parvifolia0.59
ButternutJuglans cinerea0.381
Diospyros virginiana0.71
Platanus occidentalis0.49
Platanus occidentalis0.49
Platanus occidentalis0.49
ButtonwoodAcer pseudoplatanus0.5713
Platanus occidentalis0.49
ButunganXanthophyllum excelsum0.67
ButusuTieghemella heckelii0.60
ButwiomeMusanga cecropioides0.23
BwagashangaChlorophora excelsa0.70
Millettia laurentii0.81

Footnotes:

1Forest Products Laboratory Wood Handbook @ 12% MC values
2Forest Products Laboratory Wood Handbook Calculated from Green MC values by Wagner
3Forest Products Laboratory Techsheets Calculated from Green MC values by Wagner
4WoodWorkersSource Wood Library Calculated from Green MC values by Wagner
5We included Douglas-fir(Pseudotsuga menziesii) Coast (.48)*, Interior West (.50)*, Interior North (.48)*, Interior South (.46)* to come up with an average SG of (.48)* *“Coast type Douglas-fir is defined as Douglas-fir growing in the States of Oregon and Washington west of the summit of the Cascade Mountains. Interior West includes the State of California and all counties in Oregon and Washington east of but adjacent to the Cascade summit. Interior North includes the remainder of Oregon and Washington and the States of Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming.” Specific Gravity resources: * Wood Handbook page 5-7
6According to USDA Forest Service, Forest Product Laboratory, Wood Handbook 2-8, Hard maple includes sugar maple (Acer saccharum) (.63)* and black maple (A. nigrum) (.57)*.
7According to USDA Forest Service, Forest Product Laboratory, Techsheets, Red Ash includes these three subspecies Fraxinus americana (.60)*, Fraxinus pennsylvanica (.56)*, Fraxinus profunda (.51)*
8According to USDA Forest Service, Forest Product Laboratory, Wood Handbook page 2-8, Soft maple includes silver maple (Acer saccharinum) (.47)*, red maple (A. rubrum) (.54)*, bigleaf maple (A.macrophyllum) (.48)*, and boxelder (A. negundo) (.45)** Specific Gravity resources:
* Wood Handbook page 5-5
** Forest Product Laboratory Techsheet
9According to the Southern Pine Inspection Bureau (SPIB) the four main subspecies that make up the SYP category are: Longleaf, Shortleaf, Loblolly and Slash pines. The SYP mix setting (.56) was determined by taking the average of Longleaf (.59)*, Shortleaf (.51)*, Loblolly (.51)* and Slash pines (.59)* Specific Gravity resources: * Wood Handbook page 5-7 & page 5-8
10 Forest Products Laboratory Techsheets Calculated from Green MC values by Wagner applying an acceptable volumetric shrinkage approximation per USDA GTR FPL-GTL-76
11 According to Forest Products Laboratory Techsheets Guatambu grown in *Brazil has a higher specific gravity then for **Argentinean material. *Guatambu (Brazil) (Balfourodendron riedelianum)(.79) Calculated from Green MC values by Wagner. **Guatambu (Argentinean) (Balfourodendron riedelianum)(.70) Calculated from Green MC values by Wagner.
12Forest Products Laboratory Techsheets Calculated from Dry (0%) MC values by Wagner applying an acceptable volumetric shrinkage approximation per USDA GTR FPL-GTL-76
13WoodWorkersSource Wood Library Calculated from Dry (0%) MC values by Wagner applying an acceptable volumetric shrinkage approximation per USDA GTR FPL-GTL-76
14WoodWorkersSource Wood Library Calculated from Green MC values by Wagner applying an acceptable volumetric shrinkage approximation per USDA GTR FPL-GTL-76
15WoodWorkersSource Wood Library Calculated from Dry (0%) MC values by Wagner
16The Wood Database Calculated from Green MC values by Wagner
17The Wood Database Calculated from Green MC values by Wagner applying an acceptable volumetric shrinkage approximation per USDA GTR FPL-GTL-76
18Tropicaltimber Calculated from Green MC values by Wagner applying an acceptable volumetric shrinkage approximation per USDA GTR FPL-GTL-76
19According to Forest Products Laboratory Techsheets Goncalo Alves grown in *Honduras and Venezuela has a higher specific gravity then for **Brazil and Colombia material. *Goncalo Alves (Honduras and Venezuela) (Astronium graveolens)(.89) Calculated from Green MC values by Wagner. **Goncalo Alves (Brazil and Colombian) (Astronium graveolens)(.80) Calculated from Green MC values by Wagner.
 
 
* Legal disclaimer:

Wagner has compiled species’ average specific gravity (SG) values (wood volume at 12% moisture content (MC) and oven-dry weight) from industry-accepted 3rd-party sources (USDA Forest Products Laboratory as an example) and provides this list for free with no implied warranty. Where an SG value listed in Wagner Meters’ manuals or website has been verified by Wagner, this is indicated as such, and not indicated as verified if a verification process has not been completed by Wagner for that species. Wagner is not responsible for any 3rd-party oversights or errors in their (the 3rd-parties) published SG values.

Where no published average SG value could be found for a species for the wood volume at 12% MC and oven-dry weight basis, Wagner has derived the proper SG value through a robust algorithm (see detailed explanation below under the heading ‘Specific Gravity (SG) Values of Wood and Their Referenced Moisture Content’).
 


 
Specific Gravity (SG) Values of Wood and Their Referenced Moisture Content

 

Wagner Meters’ moisture meters’ species settings are calibrated to wood samples that are at a nominal 12% moisture content (MC). It should also be recognized that the measurement accuracy of non-pin wood moisture meters is almost solely dependent on wood density; that is because wood species that have differing wood density but the same absolute amount of water will have different MC values because the definition of MC is the ratio of water weight to wood weight. Some online and other technical references that cite specific gravity (SG) values for different wood species list the SG when the wood is a different MC other than 12%. For example, some SG values listed are the values when the wood is dried all the way down to where the MC is actually zero. Other listed values are when the wood is “green” at perhaps 80% MC or even higher.

The reason that it matters what the MC was when the SG was determined is that the volume of a wood sample will shrink when it is dried down from high MC values to lower MC values. So as the volume of the wood sample shrinks, the density (SG) of the wood increases because the formula for the wood density is the weight of the wood sample divided by the volume of the wood sample, or more simply the ratio of the weight of the wood to its volume. As the weight stays the same during shrinkage, the volume decreases. Online and other references will not only provide SG values at some specific MC but also their “shrinkage ratio”. The shrinkage ratio is defined to be the percent of the volume of the wood that shrinks per decrease in MC value. For instance, one might see a 2% shrinkage ratio which means that for every 1% drop in MC the wood will shrink by 2% of its volume.

Wagner chose to calibrate its meters at a nominal 12% MC because this is close to where most wood will be in service and will be measured by our meters. Therefore we publish SG values for wood species to be used by our meters that correlate to a 12% MC value. Since online and other references publish SG values at sometimes 0% MC or “green” MC, you will often see different values online than what we publish. We correct these published values by applying correction factors based on MC at referenced SG values and shrinkage ratio published values. It should be noted that a wood sample will not begin shrinking significantly until the MC drops below fiber saturation point, which is generally between 28% and 32%, so we use 30% as the average fiber saturation point.

As an example, let’s say we have a published SG value of 0.50 referenced to 0% MC with a shrinkage ratio of 0.1% of volume per percent MC. We want to convert to an SG value referenced to 12% MC. A sample at 12 % MC will be 1.2% larger in volume (swells 12 * 0.1%). Since 0.50 equals the weight of the sample divided by volume, we now know the volume will actually be 1.2% larger, so the SG should be adjusted by a factor of 1 divided by (1 + 1.2%) or 1 divided by (1.012) = 0.50/1.012 = 0.49). So, in this specific case, the 12 % MC referenced SG value will be slightly less than the published value referenced at 0% MC.