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 Name | Botanical Name | Specific Gravity | Verified |
---|---|---|---|
Swietenia macrophylla | 0.47 | ||
Prioria copaifera | 0.42 | ||
Prioria copaifera | 0.42 | ||
Prunus serotina | 0.50 | ||
Prioria copaifera | 0.42 | ||
Cabrit | Zanthoxylum rhetsa | 0.56 | |
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Platymiscium pinnatum | 0.87 | ||
Cadeno | Pseudosamanea guachapele | 0.58 | |
Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | ||
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Swietenia macrophylla | 0.47 | ||
CagŸ’ | Caryocar villosum | 0.76 | |
Cahu | Anacardium excelsum | 0.33 | |
Caimitillo | Micropholis guianensis | 0.67 | |
Cajarana | Anacardium excelsum | 0.33 | |
Cajou | Anacardium excelsum | 0.33 | |
Caju | Anacardium excelsum | 0.33 | |
Caju assu | Anacardium excelsum | 0.33 | |
Caju da Malta | Anacardium excelsum | 0.33 | |
Caju da matta | Anacardium excelsum | 0.33 | |
Caju do campo | Anacardium excelsum | 0.33 | |
Cajuca | Virola surinamensis | 0.51 | |
Cajuco | Virola koschnyi | 0.51 | |
Cajuea | Virola surinamensis | 0.51 | |
Cajueiro do campos | Anacardium excelsum | 0.33 | |
Cajuela | Hieronyma alchorneoides | 0.58 | |
Cajuhy | Anacardium excelsum | 0.33 | |
Cajuvana | Anacardium excelsum | 0.33 | |
Calamander wood | Diospyros celebica | 0.90 | 13 |
Calamansanay | Neonauclea calycinia | 0.79 | |
California black oak | Quercus kelloggii | 0.53 | 4 |
California laurel | Umbellularia californica | 0.55 | 3 |
Populus balsamifera | 0.34 | ||
Libocedrus decurrens | 0.37 | ||
California red fir | Abies magnifica | 0.38 | 1 |
California redwood | Sequoia sempervirens | 0.35 | |
California redwood | Sequoia sempervirens | 0.40 | |
Platanus occidentalis | 0.49 | ||
Libocedrus decurrens | 0.37 | ||
Picea sitchensis | 0.40 | ||
Libocedrus decurrens | 0.37 | ||
Californian redwood | Sequoia sempervirens | 0.35 | |
Californian redwood | Sequoia sempervirens | 0.40 | |
Pinus lambertiana | 0.36 | ||
Pinus ponderosa | 0.40 | ||
Pinus lambertiana | 0.36 | ||
Cal-que-lidze-na | Manilkara zapota | 0.71 | |
Calum calum | Hieronyma alchorneoides | 0.58 | |
Camagon | Diospyros celebica | 0.90 | 13 |
Camagon | Diospyros mindanaensis | 0.78 | 14 |
Camala | Virola surinamensis | 0.51 | |
Camaroncillo | Mitragyna ciliata | 0.52 | |
Camaru | Dipteryx odorata | 0.82 | |
Camashi | Staudtia stipitata | 0.79 | |
Camaticaro | Virola surinamensis | 0.51 | |
Cambala | Chlorophora regia | 0.59 | |
Cambara | Erisma uncinatum | 0.51 | |
Cambara | Vochysia ferruginea | 0.52 | |
Cambara | Vochysia guianensis | 0.52 | |
Cambara | Vochysia lehmanni | 0.52 | |
Cambara | Vochysia tomentosa | 0.52 | |
Prioria copaifera | 0.42 | ||
Prioria copaifera | 0.42 | ||
Camiri nut | Aleurites moluccana | 0.14 | |
Swietenia macrophylla | 0.47 | ||
Camphor tree | Cinnamomum camphora | 0.38 | |
Camphre noir | Ocotea comoriensis | 0.51 | |
Campnosperma | Campnosperma brevipetiolata | 0.33 | |
Pterocarpus soyauxii | 0.64 | ||
Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | ||
Tsuga canadensis | 0.40 | ||
Pinus strobus | 0.35 | ||
Fraxinus americana | 0.60 | ||
Populus tremuloides | 0.38 | ||
Abies balsamea | 0.35 | ||
Fagus grandifolia | 0.64 | ||
Ulmus thomasii | 0.63 | ||
Abies balsamea | 0.35 | ||
Tsuga canadensis | 0.40 | ||
Acer saccharum | 0.63 | ||
Quercus rubra | 0.63 | ||
Pinus resinosa | 0.46 | ||
Picea rubens | 0.40 | ||
Ulmus thomasii | 0.63 | ||
Betula alleghaniensis | 0.62 | ||
Canadian spruce | Picea glauca | 0.36 | 3 |
Picea mariana | 0.42 | ||
Betula papyrifera | 0.55 | ||
Liriodendron tulipifera | 0.42 | ||
Betula alleghaniensis | 0.62 | ||
Pinus strobus | 0.35 | ||
Canaguate | Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | 4 |
Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | ||
Canalete | Cordia alliodora | 0.51 | |
Canalete de humo | Cordia alliodora | 0.51 | |
Canaletta | Cordia alliodora | 0.51 | |
Cananga | Canangium odoratum | 0.28 | |
Canary sassafras | Doryphora sassafras | 0.49 | |
Liriodendron tulipifera | 0.42 | ||
Liriodendron tulipifera | 0.42 | ||
Plathymenia reticulata | 0.56 | ||
Candela | Plathymenia reticulata | 0.56 | 13 |
Candelera | Cordia collococea | 0.50 | |
Candelillo | Magnolia sororum | 0.52 | |
Candelillo | Magnolia yoroconte | 0.52 | |
Candelo | Byrsonima coriacea | 0.68 | |
Candelo | Hieronyma alchorneoides | 0.58 | |
Candelo | Hyeronyma laxiflora | 0.58 | |
Candle berry | Byrsonima coriacea | 0.68 | |
Candle nut | Aleurites moluccana | 0.14 | |
Candlenut | Aleurites moluccana | 0.14 | |
Candlenut siris | Aleurites moluccana | 0.14 | |
Candlenut tree | Aleurites moluccana | 0.14 | |
Fraxinus americana | 0.60 | ||
Canelito | Vochysia lehmanni | 0.52 | |
Canelo | Hieronyma alchorneoides | 0.58 | |
Prioria copaifera | 0.42 | ||
Caniste | Pouteria izabalensis | 0.64 | |
Caniste | Pouteria pomifera | 0.84 | |
Canistel | Pouteria izabalensis | 0.64 | |
Canistel | Pouteria pomifera | 0.84 | |
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Betula papyrifera | 0.55 | ||
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis | 0.44 | ||
Thuja plicata | 0.32 | ||
Liriodendron tulipifera | 0.42 | ||
Canshan | Terminalia amazonia | 0.76 | |
Canshan | Terminalia amazonica | 0.76 | |
Canxun | Terminalia guyanensis | 0.60 | |
Swietenia macrophylla | 0.47 | ||
Platymiscium pinnatum | 0.87 | ||
Caoba | Sickingia salvadorense | 0.65 | |
Swietenia macrophylla | 0.47 | ||
Caoba | Swietenia mahagoni | 0.57 | |
Swietenia macrophylla | 0.47 | ||
Swietenia macrophylla | 0.47 | ||
Swietenia macrophylla | 0.47 | ||
Caoba de Santo Domingo | Sickingia salvadorense | 0.65 | |
Caoba de Santo Domingo | Swietenia mahagoni | 0.57 | |
Caoba del pais | Podocarpus guatemalensis | 0.54 | |
Caoba dominicana | Sickingia salvadorense | 0.65 | |
Caoba Dominicana | Swietenia mahagoni | 0.57 | |
Swietenia macrophylla | 0.47 | ||
Swietenia macrophylla | 0.47 | ||
Swietenia macrophylla | 0.47 | ||
Swietenia macrophylla | 0.47 | ||
Caobilla | Podocarpus guatemalensis | 0.54 | |
Caobilla | Sickingia salvadorense | 0.65 | |
Swietenia macrophylla | 0.47 | ||
Caobilla | Swietenia mahagoni | 0.57 | |
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Capa | Cordia alliodora | 0.51 | |
Capa amarillo | Cordia alliodora | 0.51 | |
Capa de olor | Cordia alliodora | 0.51 | |
Capa de sabana | Cordia alliodora | 0.51 | |
Capa de tabaco | Couratari pulchra | 0.53 | 4 |
Capa Prieto | Cordia alliodora | 0.51 | |
Capa sabana | Cordia alliodora | 0.51 | |
Cape beech | Rapanea melanophleos | 0.74 | |
Cape boxwood | Gonioma kamassi | 0.85 | |
Cape lilac | Melia azedarach | 0.51 | |
Prunus serotina | 0.50 | ||
Prunus serotina | 0.50 | ||
Prunus serotina | 0.50 | ||
Prunus serotina | 0.50 | ||
Carabali | Piptadeniastrum africanum | 0.63 | |
Caracoli | Anacardium excelsum | 0.33 | |
Carbonero | Piptadeniastrum africanum | 0.63 | |
Cargamanto | Hieronyma alchorneoides | 0.58 | |
Cargamento | Hyeronyma laxiflora | 0.58 | |
Caribaea-den | Pinus caribaea | 0.70 | |
Caribbean longleaf pitch pine | Pinus caribaea | 0.70 | |
Caribbean pine | Pinus caribaea | 0.70 | |
Caribbean pitch pine | Pinus caribaea | 0.70 | |
Carne asada | Hyeronyma laxiflora | 0.58 | |
Carneasada | Hieronyma alchorneoides | 0.58 | |
Carneasada | Hyeronyma laxiflora | 0.58 | |
Carolina linden | Tilia americana | 0.37 | |
Populus deltoides | 0.40 | ||
Acer rubrum | 0.54 | ||
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Carpathian beech | Fagus sylvatica | 0.67 | 13 |
Carpin | Carpinus betulus | 0.61 | |
Carpy | Carpinus betulus | 0.61 | |
Carvalho sedoso | Grevillea robusta | 0.54 | |
Casaco | Hieronyma alchorneoides | 0.58 | |
Casaco | Hyeronyma laxiflora | 0.58 | |
Abies amabilis | 0.43 | ||
Caschou | Anacardium excelsum | 0.33 | |
Casco | Hieronyma alchorneoides | 0.58 | |
Cashu | Anacardium excelsum | 0.33 | |
Hura crepitans | 0.40 | ||
Hura crepitans | 0.40 | ||
Castelo | Gossypiospermum praecox | 0.77 | |
Casuarina | Casuarina equisetifolia | 0.87 | |
Casuarins | Casuarina equisetifolia | 0.87 | |
Cat spruce | Picea glauca | 0.36 | 3 |
Hura crepitans | 0.40 | ||
Catalpa | Catalpa speciosa | 0.37 | |
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Catatu | Hieronyma alchorneoides | 0.58 | |
Hura crepitans | 0.40 | 2 | |
Catawba | Catalpa speciosa | 0.37 | |
Cativo | Prioria copaifera | 0.42 | 2 |
Prioria copaifera | 0.42 | ||
Prioria copaifera | 0.42 | ||
Cauri | Terminalia ivorensis | 0.54 | |
Prioria copaifera | 0.42 | ||
Cay sao ba | Hopea odorata | 0.63 | |
Cebo | Virola surinamensis | 0.51 | |
Ceceru | Morus mesozygia | 0.71 | |
Cedar | Acacia melanoxylon | 0.54 | |
Cedar | Cedrela odorata | 0.39 | 4 |
Thuja occidentalis | 0.31 | ||
Cedar elm | Ulmus crassifolia | 0.62 | |
Cedar lightwood | Acacia melanoxylon | 0.54 | |
Cedar of Lebanon | Cedrus libani | 0.53 | 13 |
Pinus glabra | 0.44 | ||
Pinus palustris | 0.59 | ||
Ceder | Cedrela huberi | 0.40 | 4 |
Cedrat | Cedrela huberi | 0.40 | 4 |
Cedre du Liban | Cedrus libani | 0.53 | 13 |
Cedre rouge | Cedrela huberi | 0.40 | 4 |
Cedre rouge | Cedrela odorata | 0.39 | 4 |
Cedre rouge | Cedrela toona | 0.47 | |
Cedrela odorata | 0.39 | ||
Cedrela odorata | 0.39 | ||
Cedrela odorata | 0.39 | ||
Cedremacho | Hieronyma alchorneoides | 0.58 | |
Cedrillo | Huertea cubensis | 0.34 | |
Cedrillo | Virola surinamensis | 0.51 | |
Cedrinho | Erisma uncinatum | 0.51 | |
Cedro | Cedrela huberi | 0.40 | 4 |
Cedro | Cedrela odorata | 0.39 | 4 |
Cedro | Cedrela toona | 0.47 | |
Cedro branco | Cedrela huberi | 0.40 | 4 |
Cedrela odorata | 0.39 | ||
Cedro del Libano | Cedrus libani | 0.53 | 13 |
Swietenia macrophylla | 0.47 | ||
Cedrela odorata | 0.39 | ||
Cedrela odorata | 0.39 | ||
Cedro macho | Hyeronyma laxiflora | 0.58 | |
Cedrela odorata | 0.39 | ||
Cedro oloroso | Cedrela odorata | 0.39 | 4 |
Cedro rana | Vochysia guianensis | 0.52 | |
Cedro red | Cedrela odorata | 0.39 | 4 |
Cedrela odorata | 0.39 | ||
Cedrorana | Vochysia ferruginea | 0.52 | |
Cedrorana | Vochysia guianensis | 0.52 | |
Swietenia macrophylla | 0.47 | ||
Cedro-rana | Vochysia guianensis | 0.52 | |
Hura crepitans | 0.40 | ||
Hura crepitans | 0.40 | ||
Hura crepitans | 0.40 | ||
Hura crepitans | 0.40 | ||
Hura crepitans | 0.40 | ||
Hura crepitans | 0.40 | ||
Hura crepitans | 0.40 | ||
Celery-top pine | Phyllocladus rhomboidalis | 0.60 | |
Central American cedar | Cedrela odorata | 0.39 | 4 |
Swietenia macrophylla | 0.47 | ||
Cerejeira | Amburana cearensis | 0.58 | 4 |
Cerejeira rajada | Amburana cearensis | 0.58 | 4 |
Amburana cearensis | 0.58 | ||
Amburana cearensis | 0.58 | ||
Amburana cearensis | 0.58 | ||
Cereza cimarrona | Cordia collococea | 0.50 | |
Prunus serotina | 0.50 | ||
Prunus serotina | 0.50 | ||
Prunus avium | 0.58 | ||
Cerlang laut | Heritiera javanica | 0.65 | |
Ceylon satinwood | Chloroxylon swietenia | 0.88 | |
Cha wa ta pho | Anisoptera costata | 0.52 | |
Swietenia macrophylla | 0.47 | ||
Pometia pinnata | 0.60 | ||
Pterocarpus indicus | 0.57 | ||
Chaliviande | Virola surinamensis | 0.51 | |
Chalviande | Virola surinamensis | 0.51 | |
Chambo caspi | Vochysia hondurensis | 0.52 | |
Chamfuta | Afzelia quanzensis | 0.62 | |
Chamfuti | Afzelia quanzensis | 0.62 | |
Platymiscium pinnatum | 0.87 | ||
Champ | Michelia excelsa | 0.42 | |
Champ | Michelia sp. | 0.42 | |
Champaca | Michelia excelsa | 0.42 | |
Champaca | Michelia sp. | 0.42 | |
Champak | Michelia excelsa | 0.42 | |
Nyssa sylvatica | 0.50 | ||
Chan thip | Tarrietia sylvatica | 0.82 | |
Chan vit | Vitex cofassus | 0.67 | |
Chanfuta | Afzelia quanzensis | 0.62 | |
Chanfuti | Afzelia quanzensis | 0.62 | |
Changugo | Byrsonima coriacea | 0.68 | |
Chanun | Populus ciliata | 0.37 | |
Chan-vit | Vitex cofassus | 0.67 | |
Chaparro | Byrsonima coriacea | 0.68 | |
Chaparro de chinche | Byrsonima coriacea | 0.68 | |
Chapel | Aspidosperma desmanthum | 0.65 | |
Chaperna | Aspidosperma desmanthum | 0.65 | |
Shorea negrosensis | 0.59 | ||
Chaquiro | Podocarpus guatemalensis | 0.54 | |
Charapilla | Dipteryx odorata | 0.82 | |
Charm | Campnosperma brevipetiolata | 0.33 | |
Charme | Carpinus betulus | 0.61 | |
Chasemiich | Terminalia amazonia | 0.76 | |
Chasemiich | Terminalia arjuna | 0.71 | |
Chasemiich | Terminalia ivorensis | 0.54 | |
Chasemiich | Terminalia procera | 0.54 | |
Chati | Pygeum africanum | 0.61 | |
Chauku | Casuarina equisetifolia | 0.87 | |
Chavuku | Casuarina equisetifolia | 0.87 | |
Chawari | Caryocar villosum | 0.76 | |
Chicharron amarillo | Terminalia guyanensis | 0.60 | |
Che ke | Hopea odorata | 0.63 | |
Chein | Melia azedarach | 0.51 | |
Chela | Polyalthia fragans | 0.46 | |
Chelampai | Mitragyna parvifolia | 0.59 | |
Chelaun | Populus ciliata | 0.37 | |
Chemnen | Afzelia quanzensis | 0.62 | |
Chempaka | Michelia excelsa | 0.42 | |
Chempaka | Michelia sp. | 0.42 | |
Chen | Piptadeniastrum africanum | 0.63 | |
Chenchen | Antiaris toxicaria | 0.35 | |
Quercus robur | 0.57 | ||
Chene caparo | Cordia alliodora | 0.51 | |
Terminalia superba | 0.40 | ||
Terminalia superba | 0.40 | ||
Chengai | Balanocarpus heimii | 0.78 | |
Chengai batu | Balanocarpus heimii | 0.78 | |
Chengal | Anisoptera costata | 0.52 | |
Chengal | Balanocarpus heimii | 0.78 | |
Chengal | Hopea odorata | 0.63 | |
Chengal kampong | Hopea odorata | 0.63 | |
Chengal mas | Hopea odorata | 0.63 | |
Chengal pasir | Hopea odorata | 0.63 | |
Chengal pulau | Hopea odorata | 0.63 | |
Prunus avium | 0.58 | ||
Prunus serotina | 0.50 | ||
Cherry | Pygeum africanum | 0.61 | |
Cherry bark oak | Quercus falcata var. pagodaefolia | 0.68 | 1 |
Betula lenta | 0.65 | ||
Cherry mahogany | Tieghemella heckelii | 0.60 | |
Castanea dentata | 0.43 | ||
Castanea sativa | 0.51 | ||
Chestnut white oak | Quecus prinus | 0.66 | 1 |
Chewing gum tree | Manilkara zapota | 0.71 | |
Chewstick | Vochysia guianensis | 0.52 | |
Swietenia macrophylla | 0.47 | ||
Astronium graveolens | 0.89 | ||
Astronium graveolens | 0.80 | ||
Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | ||
Chicazapote | Pouteria pomifera | 0.84 | |
Chicharro | Terminalia amazonia | 0.76 | |
Chicharron | Terminalia guyanensis | 0.60 | |
Chichica | Aspidosperma desmanthum | 0.65 | |
Chicle | Manilkara zapota | 0.71 | |
Chicle macho | Manilkara zapota | 0.71 | |
Chicle tree | Manilkara zapota | 0.71 | |
Chicltree | Manilkara zapota | 0.71 | |
Chico | Manilkara zapota | 0.71 | |
Chico zapote | Pouteria izabalensis | 0.64 | |
Chicosapote | Manilkara zapota | 0.71 | |
Chicot | Gymnocladus dioicus | 0.40 | |
Chicozapota | Manilkara bidentata | 0.95 | |
Chicozapote | Manilkara bidentata | 0.95 | |
Chicozapote | Manilkara zapota | 0.71 | |
Chiculte | Sickingia salvadorense | 0.65 | |
Swietenia macrophylla | 0.47 | ||
Chiculte | Swietenia mahagoni | 0.57 | |
Swietenia macrophylla | 0.47 | ||
Chiczapotl | Manilkara zapota | 0.71 | |
Chikado | Cedrela toona | 0.47 | |
Buxus sempervirens | 0.83 | ||
Chikuma | Rapanea melanophleos | 0.74 | |
Chilauni | Schima wallichii | 0.62 | |
Araucaria angustifolia | 0.49 | ||
Chilla | Excoecaria agallocha | 0.42 | |
Chamaecyparis thyoides | 0.32 | ||
Chimbulla | Vochysia lehmanni | 0.52 | |
Chimbulla | Vochysia tomentosa | 0.52 | |
Chimbuya | Vochysia ferruginea | 0.52 | |
Chimbuya | Vochysia guianensis | 0.52 | |
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Chinaberry | Melia azedarach | 0.51 | |
Chinaberry lilaila | Melia azedarach | 0.51 | |
Chinaberry tree | Melia azedarach | 0.51 | |
Chinatree | Melia azedarach | 0.51 | |
Chinese guger tree | Schima wallichii | 0.62 | |
Chi-nga mas | Balanocarpus heimii | 0.78 | |
Chingal | Balanocarpus heimii | 0.78 | |
Castanea dentata | 0.43 | ||
Chinkapin | Castanopsis chrysophylla | 0.44 | |
Chinna kadambu | Mitragyna parvifolia | 0.59 | |
Chinni | Morus alba | 0.60 | |
Chinyok | Garuga pinnata | 0.51 | |
Chiquibul | Manilkara zapota | 0.71 | |
Prunus serotina | 0.50 | ||
Choboch | Heritiera javanica | 0.65 | |
Choboch | Heritiera ornithocephala | 0.70 | |
Prunus serotina | 0.50 | ||
Prunus serotina | 0.50 | ||
Chopwoch | Heritiera javanica | 0.65 | |
Chopwoch | Heritiera ornithocephala | 0.70 | |
Chouk | Casuarina equisetifolia | 0.87 | |
Chowku | Casuarina equisetifolia | 0.87 | |
Choyo | Intsia bijuga | 0.65 | |
Cedrela odorata | 0.39 | ||
Chula-maram | Casuarina equisetifolia | 0.87 | |
Chumplak | Heritiera javanica | 0.65 | |
Chumpraek | Heritiera javanica | 0.65 | |
Chumprag | Heritiera javanica | 0.65 | |
Chumprak | Heritiera javanica | 0.65 | |
Chumprak | Heritiera ornithocephala | 0.70 | |
Chun | Morus alba | 0.60 | |
Chupi cara | Byrsonima coriacea | 0.68 | |
Chupi-cara | Byrsonima coriacea | 0.68 | |
Chupon Colorado | Micropholis guianensis | 0.67 | |
Churuli | Mesua ferrea | 0.92 | |
Cigar box | Cedrela huberi | 0.40 | 4 |
Cigar box cedar | Cedrela huberi | 0.40 | 4 |
Cigar box cedar | Cedrela odorata | 0.39 | 4 |
Cigar tree | Catalpa speciosa | 0.37 | |
Cedrela odorata | 0.39 | ||
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Cinamomo | Melia azedarach | 0.51 | |
Cinnamomo | Melia azedarach | 0.51 | |
Cinnamon wood | Cinnamomum camphora | 0.38 | |
Cipres | Casuarina equisetifolia | 0.87 | |
Cipres | Podocarpus guatemalensis | 0.54 | |
Cipres | Podocarpus neriifolia | 0.48 | |
Taxodium distichum | 0.46 | ||
Cipresillo lorito | Podocarpus guatemalensis | 0.54 | |
Cipresillo lorito | Podocarpus neriifolia | 0.48 | |
Taxodium distichum | 0.46 | ||
Cipricillo | Podocarpus guatemalensis | 0.54 | |
Cipricillo | Podocarpus neriifolia | 0.48 | |
Circassian boxwood | Buxus sempervirens | 0.83 | 13 |
Astronium graveolens | 0.89 | ||
Astronium graveolens | 0.80 | ||
Astronium graveolens | 0.89 | ||
Astronium graveolens | 0.80 | ||
Ciruelo | Dalbergia stevensonii | 0.88 | |
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Cloeziana gum | Eucalyptus cloeziana | 0.80 | |
Co ky | Hopea odorata | 0.63 | |
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Pseudotsuga menziesii | 0.48 | ||
Arbutus menziesii | 0.64 | ||
Coast redwood | Sequoia sempervirens | 0.35 | |
Coast redwood | Sequoia sempervirens | 0.40 | |
Picea sitchensis | 0.40 | ||
Cobano | Sickingia salvadorense | 0.65 | |
Swietenia macrophylla | 0.47 | ||
Cobano | Swietenia mahagoni | 0.57 | |
Cochun | Terminalia amazonia | 0.76 | |
Cochun | Terminalia amazonica | 0.76 | |
Cochun | Terminalia guyanensis | 0.60 | |
Coco cabuyo | Couratari pulchra | 0.53 | 4 |
Coco Cristal | Eschweilera sagotiana | 0.90 | |
Coco de Mono | Eschweilera sagotiana | 0.90 | |
Cocobolo | Dalbergia retusa | 0.85 | 4 |
Platymiscium pinnatum | 0.87 | ||
Triplochiton scleroxylon | 0.32 | ||
Coffe nut | Gymnocladus dioicus | 0.40 | |
Coffee mortar | Terminalia amazonia | 0.76 | |
Coffee mortar | Terminalia amazonica | 0.76 | |
Coffetree | Gymnocladus dioicus | 0.40 | |
Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | ||
Colorada | Virola koschnyi | 0.51 | |
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Cedrela odorata | 0.39 | ||
Pseudotsuga menziesii | 0.48 | ||
Abies concolor | 0.39 | ||
Pseudotsuga menziesii | 0.48 | ||
Pseudotsuga menziesii | 0.48 | ||
Abies concolor | 0.39 | ||
Pseudotsuga menziesii | 0.48 | ||
Comarre | Dipteryx odorata | 0.82 | |
Combo-combo | Musanga cecropioides | 0.23 | |
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Comino real | Aniba duckei | 0.56 | |
Common alder | Alnus glutinosa | 0.41 | |
Fraxinus excelsior | 0.58 | ||
Taxodium distichum | 0.46 | ||
Fagus sylvatica | 0.67 | ||
Common black kakaralli | Eschweilera sagotiana | 0.90 | |
Buxus sempervirens | 0.83 | ||
Quercus robur | 0.57 | ||
Celtis occidentalis | 0.53 | ||
Tsuga canadensis | 0.40 | ||
Common larch | Larix decidua | 0.48 | 14 |
Common persimmon | Diospyros virginiana | 0.71 | 1 |
Common pine | Pinus sylvestris | 0.45 | 14 |
Common spruce | Picea abies | 0.43 | |
Common willow | Salix alba | 0.38 | |
Common yew | Taxus baccata | 0.63 | 13 |
Abies concolor | 0.39 | ||
Condrotti | Bombax chevalieri | 0.51 | |
Conduru | Brosimum rubescens | 0.63 | |
Terminalia superba | 0.40 | ||
Congo-congo | Musanga cecropioides | 0.23 | |
Congolo garapelo | Couratari pulchra | 0.53 | 4 |
Congowood | Lovoa trichiliodes | 0.46 | |
Congu | Mitragyna parvifolia | 0.59 | |
Pinus contorta | 0.41 | ||
Copachi | Aspidosperma desmanthum | 0.65 | |
Prioria copaifera | 0.42 | ||
Prioria copaifera | 0.42 | ||
Prioria copaifera | 0.42 | ||
Prioria copaifera | 0.42 | ||
Copal | Daniella thurifera | 0.46 | |
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Copal | Oxystigma oxyphyllum | 0.53 | |
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Liquidambar styraciflua | 0.52 | ||
Liquidambar styraciflua | 0.52 | ||
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Pterocarpus soyauxii | 0.64 | ||
Coral | Hieronyma alchorneoides | 0.58 | |
Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | ||
Cordia | Cordia alliodora | 0.51 | |
Cork bark elm | Ulmus hollandica | 0.53 | |
Ulmus thomasii | 0.63 | ||
Pinus strobus | 0.35 | ||
Abies lasiocarpa | 0.32 | ||
Corkwood | Chlorophora excelsa | 0.70 | |
Corkwood | Musanga cecropioides | 0.23 | |
Cornus florida | 0.72 | ||
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Coromandel | Diospyros celebica | 0.90 | 13 |
Corosillo | Vochysia ferruginea | 0.52 | |
Corosillo | Vochysia guianensis | 0.52 | |
Corosillo | Vochysia lehmanni | 0.52 | |
Corosillo | Vochysia tomentosa | 0.52 | |
Corpus | Vochysia hondurensis | 0.52 | |
Corpus elosuchil | Magnolia sororum | 0.52 | |
Corpus elosuchil | Magnolia yoroconte | 0.52 | |
Cortes | Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | 4 |
Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | ||
Cortez | Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | 4 |
Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | ||
Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | ||
Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | ||
Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | ||
Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | ||
Swietenia macrophylla | 0.47 | ||
Swietenia macrophylla | 0.47 | ||
Platymiscium pinnatum | 0.87 | ||
Coto | Aniba duckei | 0.56 | |
Nyssa aquatica | 0.50 | ||
Populus balsamifera | 0.34 | ||
Cottonwood | Populus ciliata | 0.37 | |
Populus deltoides | 0.40 | ||
Populus trichocarpa | 0.35 | ||
Couaie | Erisma uncinatum | 0.51 | |
Couaie | Virola surinamensis | 0.51 | |
Couatari | Couratari pulchra | 0.53 | 4 |
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Coumarouna | Dipteryx odorata | 0.82 | |
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | ||
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Taxodium distichum | 0.46 | ||
Quercus michauxii | 0.67 | ||
Platymiscium pinnatum | 0.87 | ||
Crab apple | Malus pumila | 0.64 | |
Craboo | Byrsonima coriacea | 0.68 | |
Crack willow | Salix fragilis | 0.38 | |
Cricket bat willow | Salix alba | 0.38 | |
Criollo | Minquartia guianensis | 0.83 | |
Platymiscium pinnatum | 0.87 | ||
Swietenia macrophylla | 0.47 | ||
Cryptomeria | Cryptomeria japonica | 0.36 | |
Cuajo | Virola surinamensis | 0.51 | |
Cuangare | Iryanthera spp. | 0.58 | |
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Hura crepitans | 0.40 | ||
Cedrela odorata | 0.39 | ||
Cuban mahogany | Sickingia salvadorense | 0.65 | |
Swietenia macrophylla | 0.47 | ||
Cuban mahogany | Swietenia mahagoni | 0.57 | |
Cuban pine | Pinus caribaea | 0.70 | |
Astronium graveolens | 0.89 | ||
Astronium graveolens | 0.80 | ||
Quercus alba | 0.68 | ||
Quercus bicolor | 0.72 | ||
Quercus coccinea | 0.67 | ||
Quercus macrocarpa | 0.64 | ||
Quercus michauxii | 0.67 | ||
Quercus palustris | 0.63 | ||
Cucharillo | Quercus petraea | 0.65 | |
Quercus stellata | 0.67 | ||
Quercus velutina | 0.61 | ||
Cucharillo | Quercus virginiana | 0.84 | |
Cuchillo | Gossypiospermum praecox | 0.77 | |
Magnolia grandiflora | 0.50 | ||
Pometia pinnata | 0.60 | ||
Cuiarana | Terminalia amazonica | 0.76 | |
Cumala | Virola surinamensis | 0.51 | |
Cumare | Amburana cearensis | 0.58 | 4 |
Cumaru | Amburana cearensis | 0.58 | 4 |
Cumaru | Dipteryx odorata | 0.82 | |
Cumaru | Dipteryx odorata syn. Coumarouna odorata | 0.92 | 4 |
Cumaru amarello | Dipteryx odorata | 0.82 | |
Cumaru da folha grande | Dipteryx odorata | 0.82 | |
Amburana cearensis | 0.58 | ||
Cumaru de ceara | Amburana cearensis | 0.58 | 4 |
Cumaru de cheiro | Amburana cearensis | 0.58 | 4 |
Cumaru do Amazonas | Dipteryx odorata | 0.82 | |
Amburana cearensis | 0.58 | ||
Cumaru ebo | Dipteryx odorata | 0.82 | |
Cumaru roxo | Dipteryx odorata | 0.82 | |
Amburana cearensis | 0.58 | ||
Cumarut | Dipteryx odorata | 0.82 | |
Cumbari | Dipteryx odorata | 0.82 | |
Cumbaru das cantingas | Amburana cearensis | 0.58 | 4 |
Cumbillo | Terminalia amazonia | 0.76 | |
Cunuru | Dipteryx odorata | 0.82 | |
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | ||
Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | ||
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Araucaria angustifolia | 0.49 | ||
Curlet mahogany | Swietenia mahagoni | 0.57 | |
Betula alleghaniensis | 0.62 | ||
Acer saccharum | 0.63 | ||
Curtidor | Hieronyma alchorneoides | 0.58 | |
Curtidor | Hyeronyma laxiflora | 0.58 | |
Prioria copaifera | 0.42 | ||
Araucaria angustifolia | 0.49 | ||
Diospyros virginiana | 0.71 | ||
Cyp | Cordia alliodora | 0.51 | |
Cypre | Cordia alliodora | 0.51 | |
Cypress | Cordia alliodora | 0.51 | |
Cypress | Cupressus sempervirens | 0.42 | |
Cypress | Cupressus torulosa | 0.47 | |
Cypress | Podocarpus guatemalensis | 0.54 | |
Taxodium distichum | 0.46 | ||
Pinus banksiana | 0.43 |
Footnotes:
* 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.