Cordwood

cmhyland · Jan 14, 2007

I ran accross this info and thought I'd share

Species BTU's per cord (in 000's)

Shagbark Hickory 24,600
Black Locust 24,600
Ironwood (Hardhack)24,100
Apple 23,877
Rock Elm 23,488
White Oak 22,700
Beech 21,800
Yellow Birch 21,300
Sugar Maple 21,300
Red Oak 21,300
White Ash 20,000
Black Walnut 19,500
White Birch 18,900
Black Cherry 18,770
Tamarack (Larch) 18,650
Red Maple 18,600
Green Ash 18,360
Pitch Pine 17,970
Sycamore 17,950
Black Ash 17,300
American Elm 17,200
Silver Maple 17,000
Red Spruce 13,632
Hemlock 13,500
Black Willow 13,206
Butternut 12,800
Red Pine 12,765
Aspen (Poplar) 12,500
White Pine 12,022
Basswood 11,700
Balsam Fir 11,282

EddieWalker · Jan 14, 2007

I just wish I could identify one tenth of those trees!!!

Thanks for the information, it's pretty interesting, and even suprising.

Eddie

thunderworks · Jan 14, 2007

Not on the list . . . but Osage Orange (aka hedge or bodark) has more btu than the apple and hickory . . . I think it's the densest wood in North America. We have lots of it in Kansas, planted during the dust bowl years.

Rick

SPYDERLK · Jan 14, 2007

thunderworks said:
Not on the list . . . but Osage Orange (aka hedge or bodark) has more btu than the apple and hickory . . . I think it's the densest wood in North America. We have lots of it in Kansas, planted during the dust bowl years.

Rick

Yeah, I heard about that. Whats its heat/cord just for grins.
Larry

CT3130HST · Jan 14, 2007

so is a cord of wood still about equal to 200 gallons of oil

Jagmandave · Jan 14, 2007

thunderworks said:
Not on the list . . . but Osage Orange (aka hedge or bodark) has more btu than the apple and hickory . . . I think it's the densest wood in North America. We have lots of it in Kansas, planted during the dust bowl years.

Rick

It burns pretty hot, and it spits pretty good too. I don't think it's much use except in a stove with a cover..........and I sure wouldn't burn it in a fireplace - don't ask me how I know!

I have a lot of this on my property and it's a royal PITA. Between dropping the huge apples (even tho they look like they'd be soft, running over one is like running over a bowling ball!) and about the sharpest thorns I've ever had the misfortune to get snagged on, it's not a great tree to have. It does have dense foilage and makes pretty good shade, but the other things just aren't worth it...........

It also will dull your chain saw in about four good cuts............

randy41 · Jan 14, 2007

love that locust.

Tanberry · Jan 14, 2007

. but Osage Orange (aka hedge or bodark) has more btu than the apple and hickory . . . I think it's the densest wood in North America.

Osage Orange burns so hot some of the barrel stoves can't handle it

escavader · Jan 14, 2007

I knew oak and yellow birch would be up there.They are the best hardwoods in my own opinion oak needs 2 years to dry good,and yellow birch can be hard to split.Both great wood for a long lasting hot fire.
ALAN