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 |
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Sa | Mitragyna parvifolia | 0.59 | |
Sabanting | Koompassia malaccensis | 0.76 | |
Taxodium distichum | 0.46 | ||
Hura crepitans | 0.40 | ||
Sabol | Intsia bijuga | 0.65 | |
Sacka | Peltogyne porphyrocardia | 0.69 | |
Sadado | Terminalia arjuna | 0.71 | |
Liriodendron tulipifera | 0.42 | ||
Liriodendron tulipifera | 0.42 | ||
Safed Bombway | Terminalia procera | 0.54 | |
Safed Thingan | Hopea odorata | 0.63 | |
Safeda | Populus ciliata | 0.37 | |
Safoukala | Dacryodes le testui | 0.56 | |
Saga | Michelia excelsa | 0.42 | |
Saga | Michelia sp. | 0.42 | |
Sagawa | Michelia excelsa | 0.42 | |
Sagawa | Michelia sp. | 0.42 | |
Sagua | Hieronyma alchorneoides | 0.58 | |
Saheng | Pinus insularis | 0.50 | |
Saka | Peltogyne porphyrocardia | 0.69 | |
Saka | Peltogyne venosa | 0.69 | |
Sakavalli | Peltogyne porphyrocardia | 0.69 | |
Sakavalli | Peltogyne venosa | 0.69 | |
Sak-Ya | Manilkara zapota | 0.71 | |
Salai | Zanthoxylum rhetsa | 0.56 | |
Salaking-Pu | Aglaia gigantea | 0.54 | |
Salamingai | Aglaia gigantea | 0.54 | |
Saleng | Pinus insularis | 0.50 | |
Sali | Chloroxylon swietenia | 0.88 | |
Sali | Tetragastris altissima | 0.74 | |
Salie | Tetragastris altissima | 0.74 | |
Salit | Pinus insularis | 0.50 | |
Salm Wood | Cordia alliodora | 0.51 | |
Salmwood | Cordia alliodora | 0.51 | |
Salomwood | Cordia alliodora | 0.51 | |
Salsal | Erythrophloeum densiflorum | 0.68 | |
Hura crepitans | 0.40 | ||
Triplochiton scleroxylon | 0.32 | ||
Triplochiton scleroxylon | 0.32 | ||
Samanigua | Pseudosamanea guachapele | 0.58 | |
Triplochiton scleroxylon | 0.32 | ||
Triplochiton scleroxylon | 0.32 | ||
Triplochiton scleroxylon | 0.32 | ||
Triplochiton scleroxylon | 0.32 | ||
Sambalagan | Koordersiodendron pinnatum | 0.71 | |
Sambulauan | Koordersiodendron pinnatum | 0.71 | |
Sampean | Anisoptera costata | 0.52 | |
Sampirani | Casuarina equisetifolia | 0.87 | |
San | Dillenia luzoniensis | 0.65 | |
San | Dillenia pentagyna | 0.55 | |
San Juan | Vochysia hondurensis | 0.52 | |
San Juan de Pozo | Vochysia ferruginea | 0.52 | |
San Juan de Pozo | Vochysia guianensis | 0.52 | |
San Juan de Pozo | Vochysia lehmanni | 0.52 | |
San Juan de Pozo | Vochysia tomentosa | 0.52 | |
San Juan Roso | Vochysia guianensis | 0.52 | |
Sanai | Anisoptera curtisii | 0.52 | |
Sand Baromalli | Catostemma fragrans | 0.66 | |
Sand Pine | Pinus clausa | 0.48 | 1 |
Sanda | Morus mesozygia | 0.71 | |
Sandan | Daniella oliveri | 0.49 | |
Sandani Vembu | Cedrela toona | 0.47 | |
Hura crepitans | 0.40 | ||
Sandit | Michelia excelsa | 0.42 | |
Sandit | Michelia sp. | 0.42 | |
Saneng | Machilus odoratissima | 0.59 | |
Sanga | Chlorophora excelsa | 0.70 | |
Sanga | Hopea odorata | 0.63 | |
Sanga | Michelia excelsa | 0.42 | |
Sanga | Michelia sp. | 0.42 | |
Sanga | Piptadeniastrum africanum | 0.63 | |
Sangre | Dipterocarpus basilanicus | 0.54 | |
Sangre | Dipterocarpus grandiflorus | 0.68 | |
Sangre | Dipterocarpus warburgii | 0.53 | |
Sangre | Pterocarpus marsupium | 0.71 | 4 |
Sangre | Pterocarpus vernalis | 0.63 | |
Sangre | Virola koschnyi | 0.51 | |
Sangre | Virola surinamensis | 0.51 | |
Sangre Colorado | Virola surinamensis | 0.51 | |
Sangre de Drago | Dipterocarpus basilanicus | 0.54 | |
Sangre de Drago | Dipterocarpus grandiflorus | 0.68 | |
Sangre de Drago | Dipterocarpus warburgii | 0.53 | |
Sangre de Drago | Pterocarpus marsupium | 0.71 | 4 |
Sangre de Drago | Pterocarpus vernalis | 0.63 | |
Sangre de Toro | Virola koschnyi | 0.51 | |
Sangre Palo | Virola koschnyi | 0.51 | |
Sangredrago | Virola koschnyi | 0.51 | |
Sangrillo | Dipterocarpus basilanicus | 0.54 | |
Sangrillo | Dipterocarpus grandiflorus | 0.68 | |
Sangrillo | Dipterocarpus warburgii | 0.53 | |
Sangrillo | Pterocarpus marsupium | 0.71 | 4 |
Sangrillo | Pterocarpus vernalis | 0.63 | |
Sangrino | Virola surinamensis | 0.51 | |
Sangrito | Iryanthera spp. | 0.58 | |
Sangue de Boi | Hieronyma alchorneoides | 0.58 | |
Sangue de Boi | Hyeronyma laxiflora | 0.58 | |
Sangue-de-Boi | Hieronyma alchorneoides | 0.58 | |
Triplochiton scleroxylon | 0.32 | ||
Sanna Ippa | Bassia latifolia | 0.82 | |
Pterocarpus soyauxii | 0.64 | ||
Sanya | Daniella oliveri | 0.49 | |
Sao | Hopea odorata | 0.63 | |
Sao Den | Hopea odorata | 0.63 | |
Sao Hoki | Hopea odorata | 0.63 | |
Liquidambar styraciflua | 0.52 | ||
Sapater | Peltogyne porphyrocardia | 0.69 | |
Sapater | Peltogyne venosa | 0.69 | |
Sapatere | Peltogyne porphyrocardia | 0.69 | |
Sapatero | Gossypiospermum praecox | 0.77 | |
Sapatija | Manilkara zapota | 0.71 | |
Sapele | Entandrophragma cylindricum | 0.60 | 2 |
Pometia pinnata | 0.60 | ||
Abies grandis | 0.37 | ||
Sapin de Montagne | Araucaria cunninghamii | 0.44 | 3 |
Shorea negrosensis | 0.59 | ||
Pinus strobus | 0.35 | ||
Sapo | Didelotia brevipaniculata | 0.54 | |
Sapodilla | Manilkara zapota | 0.71 | |
Sapodilla Plum | Manilkara zapota | 0.71 | |
Sapote | Manilkara zapota | 0.71 | |
Sapote clebra | Pouteria pomifera | 0.84 | |
Sapote culebra | Pouteria izabalensis | 0.64 | |
Sapoti | Manilkara zapota | 0.71 | |
Sapotier | Manilkara zapota | 0.71 | |
Sapotilha | Manilkara zapota | 0.71 | |
Sapotillbaum | Manilkara zapota | 0.71 | |
Sapotille | Manilkara bidentata | 0.95 | |
Sapotille | Manilkara zapota | 0.71 | |
Sapotiller | Manilkara zapota | 0.71 | |
Sarai | Cupressus torulosa | 0.47 | |
Sarai | Zanthoxylum rhetsa | 0.56 | |
Sarbana Kwarie | Byrsonima coriacea | 0.68 | |
Sarga | Koordersiodendron pinnatum | 0.71 | |
Sarosaro | Planchonella euphlebia | 0.89 | |
Sarrapia | Dipteryx odorata | 0.82 | |
Sarru | Cupressus torulosa | 0.47 | |
Sasi | Excoecaria agallocha | 0.42 | |
Sassafras | Doryphora sassafras | 0.49 | |
Sassafras | Sassafras albidum | 0.46 | 1 |
Sasse | Bridelia aubrevillei | 0.59 | |
Satijnhout | Brosimum rubescens | 0.63 | |
Liquidambar styraciflua | 0.52 | ||
Satinash | Syzygium buettnerianum | 0.73 | |
Satine | Brosimum rubescens | 0.63 | |
Satine Rouge | Brosimum rubescens | 0.63 | |
Satine Rubane | Brosimum rubescens | 0.63 | |
Satinholz | Brosimum rubescens | 0.63 | |
Satinwood | Brosimum rubescens | 0.63 | |
Satinwood | Chloroxylon swietenia | 0.88 | |
Triplochiton scleroxylon | 0.32 | ||
Satin-Wood | Terminalia ivorensis | 0.54 | |
Sauce | Casuarina equisetifolia | 0.87 | |
Sauce | Salix alba | 0.38 | |
Sauce | Salix fragilis | 0.38 | |
Salix nigra | 0.39 | ||
Sauchi | Hopea odorata | 0.63 | |
Saule | Salix alba | 0.38 | |
Salix nigra | 0.39 | ||
Sauz | Salix alba | 0.38 | |
Salix nigra | 0.39 | ||
Juniperus virginiana | 0.47 | ||
Sawarie | Caryocar villosum | 0.76 | |
Sawkwar | Hopea odorata | 0.63 | |
Carya ovata | 0.72 | ||
Scarba Gum | Eucalyptus globoidea | 0.70 | |
Acer rubrum | 0.54 | ||
Scarlet Oak | Quercus coccinea | 0.67 | 1 |
Schirmbaum | Musanga cecropioides | 0.23 | |
Scotch Ebo | Hieronyma alchorneoides | 0.58 | |
Scotch Elm | Ulmus glabra | 0.53 | |
Scotch Pine | Pinus sylvestris | 0.45 | 14 |
Scots fir | Pinus sylvestris | 0.45 | 14 |
Scots Pine | Pinus sylvestris | 0.45 | 14 |
Ilex opaca | 0.55 | ||
Quercus macrocarpa | 0.64 | ||
Pinus banksiana | 0.43 | ||
Scrub Pine | Pinus caribaea | 0.70 | |
Pinus clausa | 0.48 | ||
Pinus contorta | 0.41 | ||
Scrub Pine | Pinus insularis | 0.50 | |
Pinus virginiana | 0.48 | ||
Pterocarpus angolensis | 0.59 | ||
Sebo | Virola koschnyi | 0.51 | |
Sebo | Virola surinamensis | 0.51 | |
Hura crepitans | 0.40 | ||
Sekka | Intsia bijuga | 0.65 | |
Selan | Swintonia sp. | 0.62 | |
Selangking | Artocarpus hirsuta | 0.52 | |
Selillon | Pouteria izabalensis | 0.64 | |
Semei | Chlorophora excelsa | 0.70 | |
Semiramis | Magnolia sororum | 0.52 | |
Semiramis | Magnolia yoroconte | 0.52 | |
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Semli | Chlorophora excelsa | 0.70 | |
Semli | Chlorophora regia | 0.59 | |
Sena | Pterocarpus indicus | 0.57 | 3 |
Senai | Dracontomelum mangiferum | 0.66 | |
Pometia pinnata | 0.60 | ||
Sendok Sendok | Endospermum macrophyllum | 0.41 | |
Senga | Musanga cecropioides | 0.23 | |
Sengel | Chloroxylon swietenia | 0.88 | |
Sengkuang | Dracontomelon edule | 0.44 | |
Senkuang | Dracontomelum mangiferum | 0.66 | |
Sequoia | Sequoia sempervirens | 0.40 | |
Sequoia Pine | Sequoia sempervirens | 0.40 | |
Triplochiton scleroxylon | 0.32 | ||
Serantang | Campnosperma brevipetiolata | 0.33 | |
Serret | Byrsonima coriacea | 0.68 | |
Serrette | Byrsonima coriacea | 0.68 | |
Serva | Casuarina equisetifolia | 0.87 | |
Sesendok | Endospermum macrophyllum | 0.41 | |
Sessile Oak | Quercus petraea | 0.65 | |
Sha Lei | Tetramerista glabra | 0.73 | |
Pinus lambertiana | 0.36 | ||
Shagbark Hickory | Carya ovata | 0.72 | 1 |
Shahtul | Morus alba | 0.60 | |
Buxus sempervirens | 0.83 | ||
Buxus sempervirens | 0.83 | ||
Sharphara | Populus ciliata | 0.37 | |
Abies magnifica | 0.38 | ||
Abies magnifica | 0.38 | ||
Shatut | Morus alba | 0.60 | |
She Oak | Casuarina equisetifolia | 0.87 | |
She Pine | Pinus caribaea | 0.70 | |
She Pitch Pine | Pinus caribaea | 0.70 | |
Shedua | Daniella thurifera | 0.46 | |
Sheink | Manilkara zapota | 0.71 | |
Shellbark Hickory | Carya lacinosa | 0.69 | 1 |
Carya ovata | 0.72 | ||
Pinus resinosa | 0.46 | ||
Shempo | Virola surinamensis | 0.51 | |
Shene | Manilkara zapota | 0.71 | |
Diospyros ebenum | 0.94 | ||
Shenhe | Afzelia quanzensis | 0.62 | |
Shibadan | Aspidosperma desmanthum | 0.65 | |
Buxus sempervirens | 0.83 | ||
Shihuahaco Amarillo | Dipteryx odorata | 0.82 | |
Shingle Oak | Casuarina equisetifolia | 0.87 | |
Shingle Wood | Terminalia ivorensis | 0.54 | |
Terminalia superba | 0.40 | ||
Thuja plicata | 0.32 | ||
Shining Gum | Eucalyptus nitens | 0.59 | |
Robinia pseudoacacia | 0.69 | ||
Pinus contorta | 0.41 | ||
Picea mariana | 0.42 | ||
Shortleaf Pine | Pinus echinata | 0.51 | 1 |
Pinus echinata | 0.51 | ||
Show | Intsia bijuga | 0.65 | |
Buxus sempervirens | 0.83 | ||
Shuruzbed | Cedrela toona | 0.47 | |
Siang | Musanga cecropioides | 0.23 | |
Pinus sylvestris | 0.45 | ||
Sibu | Pometia pinnata | 0.60 | 4 |
Sibu | Pometia tomentosa | 0.59 | |
Pometia pinnata | 0.60 | ||
Siguapa | Pouteria izabalensis | 0.64 | |
Siguapa | Pouteria pomifera | 0.84 | |
Sili | Chlorophora regia | 0.59 | |
Silillon | Pouteria izabalensis | 0.64 | |
Silion | Manilkara zapota | 0.71 | |
Silion | Pouteria pomifera | 0.84 | |
Silk Oak Grevillea | Grevillea robusta | 0.54 | |
Picea sitchensis | 0.40 | ||
Silkwood | Flindersia pimenteliana | 0.51 | |
Silkwood | Flindersia pubescens | 0.6 | |
Silkwood Maple | Flindersia pimenteliana | 0.51 | |
Silkwood Maple | Flindersia pubescens | 0.60 | |
Silkworm Mulberry | Morus alba | 0.60 | |
Silky Oak | Grevillea robusta | 0.54 | |
Silver Ash | Flindersia pubescens | 0.60 | |
Betula alleghaniensis | 0.62 | ||
Betula papyrifera | 0.55 | ||
Abies amabilis | 0.43 | ||
Abies concolor | 0.39 | ||
Abies grandis | 0.37 | ||
Tsuga heterophylla | 0.45 | ||
Silver Maple | Acer saccharinum | 0.47 | 1 |
Abies balsamea | 0.35 | ||
Pinus monticola | 0.35 | ||
Picea engelmannii | 0.35 | ||
Picea sitchensis | 0.40 | ||
Silverballi | Aniba duckei | 0.56 | |
Silverballi | Cordia alliodora | 0.51 | |
Abies magnifica | 0.38 | ||
Sima-Bandaru | Mitragyna parvifolia | 0.59 | |
Simal | Cedrela toona | 0.47 | |
Simana | Catostemma fragrans | 0.66 | |
Sime | Chlorophora excelsa | 0.70 | |
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Simli | Chlorophora excelsa | 0.70 | |
Simme | Chlorophora excelsa | 0.70 | |
Simme | Chlorophora regia | 0.59 | |
Simpoh | Dillenia luzoniensis | 0.65 | |
Simpoh | Dillenia pentagyna | 0.55 | |
Simpur | Dillenia luzoniensis | 0.65 | |
Simpur | Dillenia pentagyna | 0.55 | |
Singa | Piptadeniastrum africanum | 0.63 | |
Singapore Nut | Aleurites moluccana | 0.14 | |
Single Spruce | Picea glauca | 0.36 | 3 |
Singliang | Bucklandia populnea | 0.56 | |
Singliang Kung | Bucklandia populnea | 0.56 | |
Singliang-Kung | Bucklandia populnea | 0.56 | |
Singrie Kwarie | Erisma uncinatum | 0.51 | |
Singri-Kwari | Erisma uncinatum | 0.51 | |
Platymiscium pinnatum | 0.87 | ||
Pometia pinnata | 0.60 | ||
Siqwanesehlat | Rapanea melanophleos | 0.74 | |
Sira | Intsia bijuga | 0.65 | |
Sira kadambu | Mitragyna parvifolia | 0.59 | |
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Siroeaballi | Mezilaurus navalium | 0.79 | |
Swietenia macrophylla | 0.47 | ||
Sisin | Podocarpus guatemalensis | 0.54 | |
Sitairak | Anisoptera costata | 0.52 | |
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis | 0.44 | ||
Sitka Spruce | Picea sitchensis | 0.40 | 1 |
Siton Paya | Brosimum rubescens | 0.63 | |
Liquidambar styraciflua | 0.52 | ||
Skogsalm | Ulmus glabra | 0.53 | |
Quercus robur | 0.57 | ||
Skorpil | Salix fragilis | 0.38 | |
Skunk Spruce | Picea glauca | 0.36 | 3 |
Slangenhout | Loxopterygium sagotii | 0.62 | |
Slang-Houdou | Marmaroxylon racemosum | 1.07 | |
Slash Pine | Pinus caribaea | 0.70 | |
Slash Pine | Pinus elliottii | 0.59 | 1 |
Slavonian Ash | Fraxinus excelsior | 0.58 | 14 |
Fagus sylvatica | 0.67 | ||
Slavonian Oak | Quercus petraea | 0.65 | |
Quercus robur | 0.57 | ||
Slippery Elm | Ulmus rubra | 0.53 | 1 |
Liquidambar styraciflua | 0.52 | ||
Small Leaved Stringybark | Eucalyptus wilkinsoniana | 0.71 | |
Small-Leaf Mahogany | Swietenia mahagoni | 0.57 | |
Quercus velutina | 0.61 | ||
Snakewood | Loxopterygium sagotii | 0.62 | |
Snakewood | Marmaroxylon racemosum | 1.07 | |
Sneki Hoedoe | Loxopterygium sagotii | 0.62 | |
Sneki Housou | Marmaroxylon racemosum | 1.07 | |
Snekie Hoedoe | Loxopterygium sagotii | 0.62 | |
Sneki-Oedoe | Marmaroxylon racemosum | 1.07 | |
So Ke | Hopea odorata | 0.63 | |
Pinus sylvestris | 0.45 | ||
Soeradan | Hyeronyma laxiflora | 0.58 | |
Soeren | Cedrela huberi | 0.40 | 4 |
Soeren | Cedrela toona | 0.47 | |
Soewana | Iryanthera spp. | 0.58 | |
Sofo | Mitragyna stipulosa | 0.53 | |
Sofoa | Mitragyna ciliata | 0.52 | |
Ulmus americana | 0.50 | ||
Ulmus rubra | 0.53 | ||
Soft Maple | 0.49 | 8 | |
Acer rubrum | 0.54 | ||
Acer saccharinum | 0.47 | ||
Pinus monticola | 0.35 | ||
Pinus strobus | 0.35 | ||
Triplochiton scleroxylon | 0.32 | ||
Solero | Cordia alliodora | 0.51 | |
Hura crepitans | 0.40 | ||
Soloman Islands Ramin | Gonystylus macrophyllum | 0.54 | |
Pterocarpus indicus | 0.57 | ||
Solomons Vitex | Vitex cofassus | 0.67 | |
Liquidambar styraciflua | 0.52 | ||
Somso | Cedrela toona | 0.47 | |
Somunthiri | Carapa molluccensis | 0.71 | |
Somye Menga | Staudtia stipitata | 0.79 | |
Son | Casuarina equisetifolia | 0.87 | |
Turraeanthus africanus | 0.51 | ||
Songwa | Mitragyna stipulosa | 0.53 | |
Soni | Cedrela serrata | 0.52 | |
Pterocarpus indicus | 0.57 | ||
Sonsambai | Pinus insularis | 0.50 | |
Soren | Cedrela toona | 0.47 | |
Amburana cearensis | 0.58 | ||
Amburana cearensis | 0.58 | ||
Sorodan | Hyeronyma laxiflora | 0.58 | |
Sorodon | Hieronyma alchorneoides | 0.58 | |
Sorog | Vochysia lehmanni | 0.52 | |
Soroga | Vochysia tomentosa | 0.52 | |
Sortom | Millettia pendula | 0.87 | |
Souari | Caryocar villosum | 0.76 | |
Soufo | Mitragyna ciliata | 0.52 | |
Nyssa aquatica | 0.50 | ||
Nyssa sylvatica | 0.50 | ||
Cedrela odorata | 0.39 | ||
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
South American Mahogany | Manilkara bidentata | 0.95 | |
South American Rosewood | Dalbergia stevensonii | 0.88 | |
Southern Blue Gum | Eucalyptus st. johnii | 0.79 | |
Populus deltoides | 0.40 | ||
Taxodium distichum | 0.46 | ||
Southern Magnolia | Magnolia grandiflora | 0.50 | 1 |
Southern Pine | Pinus caribaea | 0.70 | |
Southern Pine | Pinus insularis | 0.50 | |
Pinus virginiana | 0.48 | ||
Southern Red Oak | Quercus falcata | 0.59 | 1 |
Quercus rubra | 0.63 | ||
Southern Rock Elm | Ulmus crassifolia | 0.62 | |
Southern Silky Oak | Grevillea robusta | 0.54 | |
Chamaecyparis thyoides | 0.32 | ||
Pinus echinata | 0.51 | ||
Pinus palustris | 0.59 | ||
Southwestern Black Willow | Salix alba | 0.38 | |
Salix nigra | 0.39 | ||
Prunus serotina | 0.50 | ||
Sozo | Mitragyna ciliata | 0.52 | |
Fraxinus excelsior | 0.58 | ||
Spanish Cedar | Cedrela huberi | 0.40 | 4 |
Spanish Cedar | Cedrela odorata | 0.39 | 4 |
Spanish Cedar | Cedrela spp. | 0.44 | 2 |
Castanea dentata | 0.43 | ||
Spanish Chestnut | Castanea sativa | 0.51 | 13 |
Spanish Elm | Cordia alliodora | 0.51 | |
Quercus coccinea | 0.67 | ||
Quercus palustris | 0.63 | ||
Quercus palustris | 0.63 | ||
Prioria copaifera | 0.42 | ||
Prunus serotina | 0.50 | ||
Speciformis | Brachystegia spiciformis | 0.70 | |
Spice Tree | Umbellularia californica | 0.55 | 3 |
Spicy Cedar | Beilschmiedia mannii | 0.62 | |
Spotted Gum | Eucalyptus citriodora | 0.65 | |
Spotted Iron Gum | Eucalyptus citriodora | 0.65 | |
Spruce | Picea abies | 0.43 | |
Picea engelmannii | 0.35 | ||
Picea mariana | 0.42 | ||
Picea rubens | 0.40 | ||
Picea sitchensis | 0.40 | ||
Spruce Fir | Picea abies | 0.43 | |
Pinus banksiana | 0.43 | ||
Spruce Pine | Pinus caribaea | 0.70 | |
Pinus clausa | 0.48 | ||
Pinus contorta | 0.41 | ||
Spruce Pine | Pinus glabra0.44 | 1 |
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Pinus palustris | 0.59 | ||
Tsuga canadensis | 0.40 | ||
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Sral | Pinus merkusii | 0.59 | |
Ssare | Chlorophora excelsa | 0.70 | |
St. John Spruce | Picea glauca | 0.36 | 3 |
Liquidambar styraciflua | 0.52 | ||
Quercus alba | 0.68 | ||
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Liquidambar styraciflua | 0.52 | ||
Straights Mahogany | Melanorrhoea spp. | 0.75 | |
Pinus palustris | 0.59 | ||
Eucalyptus obliqua | 0.68 | ||
Stump Tree | Gymnocladus dioicus | 0.40 | |
Suali | Populus ciliata | 0.37 | |
Subaha | Mitragyna ciliata | 0.52 | |
Subaha | Mitragyna stipulosa | 0.53 | |
Subalpine Fir | Abies lasiocarpa | 0.32 | 1 |
Subaya | Mitragyna stipulosa | 0.53 | |
Platymiscium pinnatum | 0.87 | ||
Subosema | Mitragyna stipulosa | 0.53 | |
Suchicagle | Cordia alliodora | 0.51 | |
Suchicague | Cordia alliodora | 0.51 | |
Sucupira | Bowdichia spp | 0.80 | 3 |
Sucupira | Diplotropis purpurea | 0.84 | 3 |
Acer nigrum | 0.57 | ||
Sugar maple | Acer saccharum | 0.63 | 1 |
Sugar pine | Pinus lambertiana | 0.36 | 1 |
Celtis occidentalis | 0.53 | ||
Sugi | Cryptomeria japonica | 0.36 | |
Suhaba | Mitragyna ciliata | 0.52 | |
Suji | Cryptomeria japonica | 0.36 | |
Sukaba | Mitragyna ciliata | 0.52 | |
Pometia pinnata | 0.60 | ||
Suli | Cedrela toona | 0.47 | |
Sumatra Pine | Pinus merkusii | 0.59 | |
Sumatrakiefer | Pinus merkusii | 0.59 | |
Sungangona | Rhamnus zeyheri | 0.86 | |
Turraeanthus africanus | 0.51 | ||
Suntang Putch | Cedrela toona | 0.47 | |
Sunzu | Staudtia stipitata | 0.79 | |
Supuya | Mitragyna stipulosa | 0.53 | |
Sura | Casuarina equisetifolia | 0.87 | |
Surada | Hieronyma alchorneoides | 0.58 | |
Suradamni | Hyeronyma laxiflora | 0.58 | |
Suradan | Hieronyma alchorneoides | 0.58 | |
Suradan | Hyeronyma laxiflora | 0.58 | |
Suradanni | Hieronyma alchorneoides | 0.58 | |
Suradanni | Hyeronyma laxiflora | 0.58 | |
Suradomni | Hieronyma alchorneoides | 0.58 | |
Surah-Vyu | Cupressus torulosa | 0.47 | |
Surai | Cupressus torulosa | 0.47 | |
Suri | Anisoptera costata | 0.52 | |
Surian Bawang | Cedrela serrata | 0.52 | |
Surili | Mesua ferrea | 0.92 | |
Surin | Cupressus torulosa | 0.47 | |
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Surinam Greenheart | Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | 4 |
Surinam Snakewood | Loxopterygium sagotii | 0.62 | |
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Suruli | Mesua ferrea | 0.92 | |
Surund | Excoecaria agallocha | 0.42 | |
Susu Menga | Staudtia stipitata | 0.79 | |
Susumenga | Staudtia stipitata | 0.79 | |
Fraxinus nigra | 0.49 | ||
Fraxinus pennsylvanica | 0.56 | ||
Betula alleghaniensis | 0.62 | ||
Nyssa aquatica | 0.50 | ||
Chamaecyparis thyoides | 0.32 | ||
Thuja occidentalis | 0.31 | ||
Swamp Chestnut Oak | Quercus michauxii | 0.67 | 1 |
Taxodium distichum | 0.46 | ||
Swamp Dalli | Virola surinamensis | 0.51 | |
Ulmus americana | 0.50 | ||
Carya aquatica | 0.62 | ||
Carya cordiformis | 0.66 | ||
Swamp Magnolia | Magnolia virginiana | 0.52 | |
Acer rubrum | 0.54 | ||
Quercus palustris | 0.63 | ||
Pinus elliottii | 0.59 | ||
Pinus taeda | 0.51 | ||
Nyssa aquatica | 0.50 | ||
Picea mariana | 0.42 | ||
Nyssa aquatica | 0.50 | ||
Swamp White Oak | Quercus bicolor | 0.72 | 1 |
Swamp Willow | Salix alba | 0.38 | |
Salix nigra | 0.39 | ||
Swampbay | Magnolia virginiana | 0.52 | |
Nyssa aquatica | 0.50 | ||
Swarthout | Acacia melanoxylon | 0.54 | |
Fraxinus excelsior | 0.58 | ||
Swedish Aspen | Populus tremula | 0.42 | |
Swedish Birch | Betula sp. | 0.61 | |
Pinus sylvestris | 0.45 | ||
Pinus sylvestris | 0.45 | ||
Sweet Birch | Betula lenta | 0.65 | 1 |
Castanea dentata | 0.43 | ||
Sweet Chestnut | Castanea sativa | 0.51 | 13 |
Liquidambar styraciflua | 0.52 | ||
Magnolia grandiflora | 0.50 | ||
Carya illinoensis | 0.66 | ||
Sweetbay | Magnolia virginiana | 0.52 | |
Sweetgum | Liquidambar styraciflua | 0.52 | 1 |
Sweet-Locust | Gleditsia triacanthos | 0.62 | |
Sycamore | Acer pseudoplatanus | 0.57 | 13 |
Platanus occidentalis | 0.49 | ||
Sycamore Plane | Acer pseudoplatanus | 0.57 | 13 |
SYP (Southern Yellow Pine) | 0.56 | 9 |
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.