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
Swietenia macrophylla0.47
Prioria copaifera0.42
Prioria copaifera0.42
Prunus serotina0.50
Prioria copaifera0.42
CabritZanthoxylum rhetsa0.56
Hymenaea courbaril0.83
Hymenaea courbaril0.83
Platymiscium pinnatum0.87
CadenoPseudosamanea guachapele0.58
Tabebuia serratifolia0.99
Hymenaea courbaril0.83
Swietenia macrophylla0.47
CagŸ’Caryocar villosum0.76
CahuAnacardium excelsum0.33
CaimitilloMicropholis guianensis0.67
CajaranaAnacardium excelsum0.33
CajouAnacardium excelsum0.33
CajuAnacardium excelsum0.33
Caju assuAnacardium excelsum0.33
Caju da MaltaAnacardium excelsum0.33
Caju da mattaAnacardium excelsum0.33
Caju do campoAnacardium excelsum0.33
CajucaVirola surinamensis0.51
CajucoVirola koschnyi0.51
CajueaVirola surinamensis0.51
Cajueiro do camposAnacardium excelsum0.33
CajuelaHieronyma alchorneoides0.58
CajuhyAnacardium excelsum0.33
CajuvanaAnacardium excelsum0.33
Calamander woodDiospyros celebica0.9013
CalamansanayNeonauclea calycinia0.79
California black oakQuercus kelloggii0.534
California laurelUmbellularia californica0.553
Populus balsamifera0.34
Libocedrus decurrens0.37
California red firAbies magnifica0.381
California redwoodSequoia sempervirens0.35
California redwoodSequoia sempervirens0.40
Platanus occidentalis0.49
Libocedrus decurrens0.37
Picea sitchensis0.40
Libocedrus decurrens0.37
Californian redwoodSequoia sempervirens0.35
Californian redwoodSequoia sempervirens0.40
Pinus lambertiana0.36
Pinus ponderosa0.40
Pinus lambertiana0.36
Cal-que-lidze-naManilkara zapota0.71
Calum calumHieronyma alchorneoides0.58
CamagonDiospyros celebica0.9013
CamagonDiospyros mindanaensis0.7814
CamalaVirola surinamensis0.51
CamaroncilloMitragyna ciliata0.52
CamaruDipteryx odorata0.82
CamashiStaudtia stipitata0.79
CamaticaroVirola surinamensis0.51
CambalaChlorophora regia0.59
CambaraErisma uncinatum0.51
CambaraVochysia ferruginea0.52
CambaraVochysia guianensis0.52
CambaraVochysia lehmanni0.52
CambaraVochysia tomentosa0.52
Prioria copaifera0.42
Prioria copaifera0.42
Camiri nutAleurites moluccana0.14
Swietenia macrophylla0.47
Camphor treeCinnamomum camphora0.38
Camphre noirOcotea comoriensis0.51
CampnospermaCampnosperma brevipetiolata0.33
Pterocarpus soyauxii0.64
Tabebuia serratifolia0.99
Tsuga canadensis0.40
Pinus strobus0.35
Fraxinus americana0.60
Populus tremuloides0.38
Abies balsamea0.35
Fagus grandifolia0.64
Ulmus thomasii0.63
Abies balsamea0.35
Tsuga canadensis0.40
Acer saccharum0.63
Quercus rubra0.63
Pinus resinosa0.46
Picea rubens0.40
Ulmus thomasii0.63
Betula alleghaniensis0.62
Canadian sprucePicea glauca0.363
Picea mariana0.42
Betula papyrifera0.55
Liriodendron tulipifera0.42
Betula alleghaniensis0.62
Pinus strobus0.35
CanaguateTabebuia serratifolia0.994
Tabebuia serratifolia0.99
CanaleteCordia alliodora0.51
Canalete de humoCordia alliodora0.51
CanalettaCordia alliodora0.51
CanangaCanangium odoratum0.28
Canary sassafrasDoryphora sassafras0.49
Liriodendron tulipifera0.42
Liriodendron tulipifera0.42
Plathymenia reticulata0.56
CandelaPlathymenia reticulata0.5613
CandeleraCordia collococea0.50
CandelilloMagnolia sororum0.52
CandelilloMagnolia yoroconte0.52
CandeloByrsonima coriacea0.68
CandeloHieronyma alchorneoides0.58
CandeloHyeronyma laxiflora0.58
Candle berryByrsonima coriacea0.68
Candle nutAleurites moluccana0.14
CandlenutAleurites moluccana0.14
Candlenut sirisAleurites moluccana0.14
Candlenut treeAleurites moluccana0.14
Fraxinus americana0.60
CanelitoVochysia lehmanni0.52
CaneloHieronyma alchorneoides0.58
Prioria copaifera0.42
CanistePouteria izabalensis0.64
CanistePouteria pomifera0.84
CanistelPouteria izabalensis0.64
CanistelPouteria pomifera0.84
Hymenaea courbaril0.83
Betula papyrifera0.55
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis0.44
Thuja plicata0.32
Liriodendron tulipifera0.42
CanshanTerminalia amazonia0.76
CanshanTerminalia amazonica0.76
CanxunTerminalia guyanensis0.60
Swietenia macrophylla0.47
Platymiscium pinnatum0.87
CaobaSickingia salvadorense0.65
Swietenia macrophylla0.47
CaobaSwietenia mahagoni0.57
Swietenia macrophylla0.47
Swietenia macrophylla0.47
Swietenia macrophylla0.47
Caoba de Santo DomingoSickingia salvadorense0.65
Caoba de Santo DomingoSwietenia mahagoni0.57
Caoba del paisPodocarpus guatemalensis0.54
Caoba dominicanaSickingia salvadorense0.65
Caoba DominicanaSwietenia mahagoni0.57
Swietenia macrophylla0.47
Swietenia macrophylla0.47
Swietenia macrophylla0.47
Swietenia macrophylla0.47
CaobillaPodocarpus guatemalensis0.54
CaobillaSickingia salvadorense0.65
Swietenia macrophylla0.47
CaobillaSwietenia mahagoni0.57
Hymenaea courbaril0.83
CapaCordia alliodora0.51
Capa amarilloCordia alliodora0.51
Capa de olorCordia alliodora0.51
Capa de sabanaCordia alliodora0.51
Capa de tabacoCouratari pulchra0.534
Capa PrietoCordia alliodora0.51
Capa sabanaCordia alliodora0.51
Cape beechRapanea melanophleos0.74
Cape boxwoodGonioma kamassi0.85
Cape lilacMelia azedarach0.51
Prunus serotina0.50
Prunus serotina0.50
Prunus serotina0.50
Prunus serotina0.50
CarabaliPiptadeniastrum africanum0.63
CaracoliAnacardium excelsum0.33
CarboneroPiptadeniastrum africanum0.63
CargamantoHieronyma alchorneoides0.58
CargamentoHyeronyma laxiflora0.58
Caribaea-denPinus caribaea0.70
Caribbean longleaf pitch pinePinus caribaea0.70
Caribbean pinePinus caribaea0.70
Caribbean pitch pinePinus caribaea0.70
Carne asadaHyeronyma laxiflora0.58
CarneasadaHieronyma alchorneoides0.58
CarneasadaHyeronyma laxiflora0.58
Carolina lindenTilia americana0.37
Populus deltoides0.40
Acer rubrum0.54
Hymenaea courbaril0.83
Hymenaea courbaril0.83
Carpathian beechFagus sylvatica0.6713
CarpinCarpinus betulus0.61
CarpyCarpinus betulus0.61
Carvalho sedosoGrevillea robusta0.54
CasacoHieronyma alchorneoides0.58
CasacoHyeronyma laxiflora0.58
Abies amabilis0.43
CaschouAnacardium excelsum0.33
CascoHieronyma alchorneoides0.58
CashuAnacardium excelsum0.33
Hura crepitans0.40
Hura crepitans0.40
CasteloGossypiospermum praecox0.77
CasuarinaCasuarina equisetifolia0.87
CasuarinsCasuarina equisetifolia0.87
Cat sprucePicea glauca0.363
Hura crepitans0.40
CatalpaCatalpa speciosa0.37
Hymenaea courbaril0.83
CatatuHieronyma alchorneoides0.58
Hura crepitans0.402
CatawbaCatalpa speciosa0.37
CativoPrioria copaifera0.422
Prioria copaifera0.42
Prioria copaifera0.42
CauriTerminalia ivorensis0.54
Prioria copaifera0.42
Cay sao baHopea odorata0.63
CeboVirola surinamensis0.51
CeceruMorus mesozygia0.71
CedarAcacia melanoxylon0.54
CedarCedrela odorata0.394
Thuja occidentalis0.31
Cedar elmUlmus crassifolia0.62
Cedar lightwoodAcacia melanoxylon0.54
Cedar of LebanonCedrus libani0.5313
Pinus glabra0.44
Pinus palustris0.59
CederCedrela huberi0.404
CedratCedrela huberi0.404
Cedre du LibanCedrus libani0.5313
Cedre rougeCedrela huberi0.404
Cedre rougeCedrela odorata0.394
Cedre rougeCedrela toona0.47
Cedrela odorata0.39
Cedrela odorata0.39
Cedrela odorata0.39
CedremachoHieronyma alchorneoides0.58
CedrilloHuertea cubensis0.34
CedrilloVirola surinamensis0.51
CedrinhoErisma uncinatum0.51
CedroCedrela huberi0.404
CedroCedrela odorata0.394
CedroCedrela toona0.47
Cedro brancoCedrela huberi0.404
Cedrela odorata0.39
Cedro del LibanoCedrus libani0.5313
Swietenia macrophylla0.47
Cedrela odorata0.39
Cedrela odorata0.39
Cedro machoHyeronyma laxiflora0.58
Cedrela odorata0.39
Cedro olorosoCedrela odorata0.394
Cedro ranaVochysia guianensis0.52
Cedro redCedrela odorata0.394
Cedrela odorata0.39
CedroranaVochysia ferruginea0.52
CedroranaVochysia guianensis0.52
Swietenia macrophylla0.47
Cedro-ranaVochysia guianensis0.52
Hura crepitans0.40
Hura crepitans0.40
Hura crepitans0.40
Hura crepitans0.40
Hura crepitans0.40
Hura crepitans0.40
Hura crepitans0.40
Celery-top pinePhyllocladus rhomboidalis0.60
Central American cedarCedrela odorata0.394
Swietenia macrophylla0.47
CerejeiraAmburana cearensis0.584
Cerejeira rajadaAmburana cearensis0.584
Amburana cearensis0.58
Amburana cearensis0.58
Amburana cearensis0.58
Cereza cimarronaCordia collococea0.50
Prunus serotina0.50
Prunus serotina0.50
Prunus avium0.58
Cerlang lautHeritiera javanica0.65
Ceylon satinwoodChloroxylon swietenia0.88
Cha wa ta phoAnisoptera costata0.52
Swietenia macrophylla0.47
Pometia pinnata0.60
Pterocarpus indicus0.57
ChaliviandeVirola surinamensis0.51
ChalviandeVirola surinamensis0.51
Chambo caspiVochysia hondurensis0.52
ChamfutaAfzelia quanzensis0.62
ChamfutiAfzelia quanzensis0.62
Platymiscium pinnatum0.87
ChampMichelia excelsa0.42
ChampMichelia sp.0.42
ChampacaMichelia excelsa0.42
ChampacaMichelia sp.0.42
ChampakMichelia excelsa0.42
Nyssa sylvatica0.50
Chan thipTarrietia sylvatica0.82
Chan vitVitex cofassus0.67
ChanfutaAfzelia quanzensis0.62
ChanfutiAfzelia quanzensis0.62
ChangugoByrsonima coriacea0.68
ChanunPopulus ciliata0.37
Chan-vitVitex cofassus0.67
ChaparroByrsonima coriacea0.68
Chaparro de chincheByrsonima coriacea0.68
ChapelAspidosperma desmanthum0.65
ChapernaAspidosperma desmanthum0.65
Shorea negrosensis0.59
ChaquiroPodocarpus guatemalensis0.54
CharapillaDipteryx odorata0.82
CharmCampnosperma brevipetiolata0.33
CharmeCarpinus betulus0.61
ChasemiichTerminalia amazonia0.76
ChasemiichTerminalia arjuna0.71
ChasemiichTerminalia ivorensis0.54
ChasemiichTerminalia procera0.54
ChatiPygeum africanum0.61
ChaukuCasuarina equisetifolia0.87
ChavukuCasuarina equisetifolia0.87
ChawariCaryocar villosum0.76
Chicharron amarilloTerminalia guyanensis0.60
Che keHopea odorata0.63
CheinMelia azedarach0.51
ChelaPolyalthia fragans0.46
ChelampaiMitragyna parvifolia0.59
ChelaunPopulus ciliata0.37
ChemnenAfzelia quanzensis0.62
ChempakaMichelia excelsa0.42
ChempakaMichelia sp.0.42
ChenPiptadeniastrum africanum0.63
ChenchenAntiaris toxicaria0.35
Quercus robur0.57
Chene caparoCordia alliodora0.51
Terminalia superba0.40
Terminalia superba0.40
ChengaiBalanocarpus heimii0.78
Chengai batuBalanocarpus heimii0.78
ChengalAnisoptera costata0.52
ChengalBalanocarpus heimii0.78
ChengalHopea odorata0.63
Chengal kampongHopea odorata0.63
Chengal masHopea odorata0.63
Chengal pasirHopea odorata0.63
Chengal pulauHopea odorata0.63
Prunus avium0.58
Prunus serotina0.50
CherryPygeum africanum0.61
Cherry bark oak
Quercus falcata var. pagodaefolia
0.68
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Betula lenta0.65
Cherry mahoganyTieghemella heckelii0.60
Castanea dentata0.43
Castanea sativa0.51
Chestnut white oak
Quecus prinus
0.66
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Chewing gum treeManilkara zapota0.71
ChewstickVochysia guianensis0.52
Swietenia macrophylla0.47
Astronium graveolens0.89
Astronium graveolens0.80
Tabebuia serratifolia0.99
ChicazapotePouteria pomifera0.84
ChicharroTerminalia amazonia0.76
ChicharronTerminalia guyanensis0.60
ChichicaAspidosperma desmanthum0.65
ChicleManilkara zapota0.71
Chicle machoManilkara zapota0.71
Chicle treeManilkara zapota0.71
ChicltreeManilkara zapota0.71
ChicoManilkara zapota0.71
Chico zapotePouteria izabalensis0.64
ChicosapoteManilkara zapota0.71
ChicotGymnocladus dioicus0.40
ChicozapotaManilkara bidentata0.95
ChicozapoteManilkara bidentata0.95
ChicozapoteManilkara zapota0.71
ChiculteSickingia salvadorense0.65
Swietenia macrophylla0.47
ChiculteSwietenia mahagoni0.57
Swietenia macrophylla0.47
ChiczapotlManilkara zapota0.71
ChikadoCedrela toona0.47
Buxus sempervirens0.83
ChikumaRapanea melanophleos0.74
ChilauniSchima wallichii0.62
Araucaria angustifolia0.49
ChillaExcoecaria agallocha0.42
Chamaecyparis thyoides0.32
ChimbullaVochysia lehmanni0.52
ChimbullaVochysia tomentosa0.52
ChimbuyaVochysia ferruginea0.52
ChimbuyaVochysia guianensis0.52
Hymenaea courbaril0.83
ChinaberryMelia azedarach0.51
Chinaberry lilailaMelia azedarach0.51
Chinaberry treeMelia azedarach0.51
ChinatreeMelia azedarach0.51
Chinese guger treeSchima wallichii0.62
Chi-nga masBalanocarpus heimii0.78
ChingalBalanocarpus heimii0.78
Castanea dentata0.43
ChinkapinCastanopsis chrysophylla0.44
Chinna kadambuMitragyna parvifolia0.59
ChinniMorus alba0.60
ChinyokGaruga pinnata0.51
ChiquibulManilkara zapota0.71
Prunus serotina0.50
ChobochHeritiera javanica0.65
ChobochHeritiera ornithocephala0.70
Prunus serotina0.50
Prunus serotina0.50
ChopwochHeritiera javanica0.65
ChopwochHeritiera ornithocephala0.70
ChoukCasuarina equisetifolia0.87
ChowkuCasuarina equisetifolia0.87
ChoyoIntsia bijuga0.65
Cedrela odorata0.39
Chula-maramCasuarina equisetifolia0.87
ChumplakHeritiera javanica0.65
ChumpraekHeritiera javanica0.65
ChumpragHeritiera javanica0.65
ChumprakHeritiera javanica0.65
ChumprakHeritiera ornithocephala0.70
ChunMorus alba0.60
Chupi caraByrsonima coriacea0.68
Chupi-caraByrsonima coriacea0.68
Chupon ColoradoMicropholis guianensis0.67
ChuruliMesua ferrea0.92
Cigar boxCedrela huberi0.404
Cigar box cedarCedrela huberi0.404
Cigar box cedarCedrela odorata0.394
Cigar treeCatalpa speciosa0.37
Cedrela odorata0.39
Hymenaea courbaril0.83
CinamomoMelia azedarach0.51
CinnamomoMelia azedarach0.51
Cinnamon woodCinnamomum camphora0.38
CipresCasuarina equisetifolia0.87
CipresPodocarpus guatemalensis0.54
CipresPodocarpus neriifolia0.48
Taxodium distichum0.46
Cipresillo loritoPodocarpus guatemalensis0.54
Cipresillo loritoPodocarpus neriifolia0.48
Taxodium distichum0.46
CipricilloPodocarpus guatemalensis0.54
CipricilloPodocarpus neriifolia0.48
Circassian boxwoodBuxus sempervirens0.8313
Astronium graveolens0.89
Astronium graveolens0.80
Astronium graveolens0.89
Astronium graveolens0.80
CirueloDalbergia stevensonii0.88
Hymenaea courbaril0.83
Cloeziana gumEucalyptus cloeziana0.80
Co kyHopea odorata0.63
Hymenaea courbaril0.83
Hymenaea courbaril0.83
Pseudotsuga menziesii0.48
Arbutus menziesii0.64
Coast redwoodSequoia sempervirens0.35
Coast redwoodSequoia sempervirens0.40
Picea sitchensis0.40
CobanoSickingia salvadorense0.65
Swietenia macrophylla0.47
CobanoSwietenia mahagoni0.57
CochunTerminalia amazonia0.76
CochunTerminalia amazonica0.76
CochunTerminalia guyanensis0.60
Coco cabuyoCouratari pulchra0.534
Coco CristalEschweilera sagotiana0.90
Coco de MonoEschweilera sagotiana0.90
CocoboloDalbergia retusa0.854
Platymiscium pinnatum0.87
Triplochiton scleroxylon0.32
Coffe nutGymnocladus dioicus0.40
Coffee mortarTerminalia amazonia0.76
Coffee mortarTerminalia amazonica0.76
CoffetreeGymnocladus dioicus0.40
Tabebuia serratifolia0.99
ColoradaVirola koschnyi0.51
Hymenaea courbaril0.83
Cedrela odorata0.39
Pseudotsuga menziesii0.48
Abies concolor0.39
Pseudotsuga menziesii0.48
Pseudotsuga menziesii0.48
Abies concolor0.39
Pseudotsuga menziesii0.48
ComarreDipteryx odorata0.82
Combo-comboMusanga cecropioides0.23
Hymenaea courbaril0.83
Comino realAniba duckei0.56
Common alderAlnus glutinosa0.41
Fraxinus excelsior0.58
Taxodium distichum0.46
Fagus sylvatica0.67
Common black kakaralliEschweilera sagotiana0.90
Buxus sempervirens0.83
Quercus robur0.57
Celtis occidentalis0.53
Tsuga canadensis0.40
Common larchLarix decidua0.4814
Common persimmonDiospyros virginiana0.711
Common pinePinus sylvestris0.4514
Common sprucePicea abies0.43
Common willowSalix alba0.38
Common yewTaxus baccata0.6313
Abies concolor0.39
CondrottiBombax chevalieri0.51
ConduruBrosimum rubescens0.63
Terminalia superba0.40
Congo-congoMusanga cecropioides0.23
Congolo garapeloCouratari pulchra0.534
CongowoodLovoa trichiliodes0.46
ConguMitragyna parvifolia0.59
Pinus contorta0.41
CopachiAspidosperma desmanthum0.65
Prioria copaifera0.42
Prioria copaifera0.42
Prioria copaifera0.42
Prioria copaifera0.42
CopalDaniella thurifera0.46
Hymenaea courbaril0.83
CopalOxystigma oxyphyllum0.53
Hymenaea courbaril0.83
Hymenaea courbaril0.83
Hymenaea courbaril0.83
Liquidambar styraciflua0.52
Liquidambar styraciflua0.52
Hymenaea courbaril0.83
Hymenaea courbaril0.83
Pterocarpus soyauxii0.64
CoralHieronyma alchorneoides0.58
Tabebuia serratifolia0.99
CordiaCordia alliodora0.51
Cork bark elmUlmus hollandica0.53
Ulmus thomasii0.63

Pinus strobus0.35

Abies lasiocarpa0.32
CorkwoodChlorophora excelsa0.70
CorkwoodMusanga cecropioides0.23

Cornus florida0.72
Hymenaea courbaril0.83
CoromandelDiospyros celebica0.9013
CorosilloVochysia ferruginea0.52
CorosilloVochysia guianensis0.52
CorosilloVochysia lehmanni0.52
CorosilloVochysia tomentosa0.52
CorpusVochysia hondurensis0.52
Corpus elosuchilMagnolia sororum0.52
Corpus elosuchilMagnolia yoroconte0.52
CortesTabebuia serratifolia0.994
Tabebuia serratifolia0.99
CortezTabebuia serratifolia0.994
Tabebuia serratifolia0.99
Tabebuia serratifolia0.99
Tabebuia serratifolia0.99
Tabebuia serratifolia0.99
Tabebuia serratifolia0.99
Swietenia macrophylla0.47
Swietenia macrophylla0.47
Platymiscium pinnatum0.87
CotoAniba duckei0.56
Nyssa aquatica0.50
Populus balsamifera0.34
CottonwoodPopulus ciliata0.37
Populus deltoides0.40
Populus trichocarpa0.35
CouaieErisma uncinatum0.51
CouaieVirola surinamensis0.51
CouatariCouratari pulchra0.534
Hymenaea courbaril0.83
CoumarounaDipteryx odorata0.82
Hymenaea courbaril0.83
Hymenaea courbaril0.83
Tabebuia serratifolia0.99
Hymenaea courbaril0.83
Hymenaea courbaril0.83
Hymenaea courbaril0.83
Hymenaea courbaril0.83
Hymenaea courbaril0.83
Taxodium distichum0.46
Quercus michauxii0.67
Platymiscium pinnatum0.87
Crab appleMalus pumila0.64
CrabooByrsonima coriacea0.68
Crack willowSalix fragilis0.38
Cricket bat willowSalix alba0.38
CriolloMinquartia guianensis0.83
Platymiscium pinnatum0.87
Swietenia macrophylla0.47
CryptomeriaCryptomeria japonica0.36
CuajoVirola surinamensis0.51
CuangareIryanthera spp.0.58
Hymenaea courbaril0.83
Hymenaea courbaril0.83
Hymenaea courbaril0.83
Hura crepitans0.40
Cedrela odorata0.39
Cuban mahoganySickingia salvadorense0.65
Swietenia macrophylla0.47
Cuban mahoganySwietenia mahagoni0.57
Cuban pinePinus caribaea0.70
Astronium graveolens0.89
Astronium graveolens0.80
Quercus alba0.68
Quercus bicolor0.72
Quercus coccinea0.67
Quercus macrocarpa0.64
Quercus michauxii0.67
Quercus palustris0.63
CucharilloQuercus petraea0.65
Quercus stellata0.67
Quercus velutina0.61
CucharilloQuercus virginiana0.84
CuchilloGossypiospermum praecox0.77
Magnolia grandiflora0.50
Pometia pinnata0.60
CuiaranaTerminalia amazonica0.76
CumalaVirola surinamensis0.51
CumareAmburana cearensis0.584
CumaruAmburana cearensis0.584
CumaruDipteryx odorata0.82
CumaruDipteryx odorata syn. Coumarouna odorata0.924
Cumaru amarelloDipteryx odorata0.82
Cumaru da folha grandeDipteryx odorata0.82
Amburana cearensis0.58
Cumaru de cearaAmburana cearensis0.584
Cumaru de cheiroAmburana cearensis0.584
Cumaru do AmazonasDipteryx odorata0.82
Amburana cearensis0.58
Cumaru eboDipteryx odorata0.82
Cumaru roxoDipteryx odorata0.82
Amburana cearensis0.58
CumarutDipteryx odorata0.82
CumbariDipteryx odorata0.82
Cumbaru das cantingasAmburana cearensis0.584
CumbilloTerminalia amazonia0.76
CunuruDipteryx odorata0.82
Hymenaea courbaril0.83
Tabebuia serratifolia0.99
Tabebuia serratifolia0.99
Hymenaea courbaril0.83
Araucaria angustifolia0.49
Curlet mahoganySwietenia mahagoni0.57
Betula alleghaniensis0.62
Acer saccharum0.63
CurtidorHieronyma alchorneoides0.58
CurtidorHyeronyma laxiflora0.58
Prioria copaifera0.42
Araucaria angustifolia0.49
Diospyros virginiana0.71
CypCordia alliodora0.51
CypreCordia alliodora0.51
CypressCordia alliodora0.51
CypressCupressus sempervirens0.42
CypressCupressus torulosa0.47
CypressPodocarpus guatemalensis0.54
Taxodium distichum0.46
Pinus banksiana0.43

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.