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|
Wood Heat Yield |
Amount of Wood |
BTU Production |
Oil Equivalent |
Natural Gas Equivalent |
| High or Very high |
1 cord |
21,000,000 - 24,000,000 BTU |
200-250 gal. of fuel oil |
250-300 cu. ft. of natural
gas |
| Medium |
1 cord |
17,000,000 - 20,000,000 BTU |
150-200 gal. of fuel oil |
200-250 cu. ft. of natural gas |
| Low |
1 cord |
12,000,000-17,000,000 BTU |
100-150 gal. of fuel oil |
200-250 cu. ft. of natural gas |
Local Delivery
for
Saratoga / Greenfield / Middle Grove / Porters Corner / Corinth / Wilton / Gansevoort / Ballston Spa
BTU CHART
|
Common Name |
Species Name |
Pounds
/Cord |
Mbtu's
/Cord |
|
Alder, Red |
Alnus rubra |
2,710 |
17.2 |
|
Apple |
Malus domestica |
4,100 |
26.5 |
|
Ash, Black |
Fraxinus nigra |
2,992 |
19.1 |
|
Ash, Green |
Fraxinus pennsylvanica |
2,880 |
19.9 |
|
Ash, White |
Fraxinus americana |
3,689 |
23.6 |
|
Aspen, American |
Populus tremuloides |
2,290 |
14.7 |
|
Basswood (Linden) |
Tilia |
2,108 |
13.8 |
|
Beech, Blue (Ironwood) |
Carpinus caroliniana |
3,890 |
26.8 |
|
Beech, European |
Fagus sylvatica |
3,757 |
24 |
|
Birch, Black |
Betula lenta |
3,890 |
26.8 |
|
Birch, Gray |
Betula populifolia |
3,179 |
20.3 |
|
Birch, Yellow |
Betula alleghaniensis |
3,689 |
23.6 |
|
Birch, White (Paper) |
Betula papyrifera |
3,179 |
20.3 |
|
Boxelder |
Acer negundo |
2,797 |
17.9 |
|
Buckeye, Ohio |
Aesculus glabra |
1,984 |
13.8 |
|
Catalpa |
Catalpa speciosa |
2,360 |
16.4 |
|
Cedar, White |
Thuja occidentalis |
1,913 |
12.2 |
|
Cherry |
Prunus |
3,120 |
20 |
|
Cherry, Black |
Prunus serotina |
2,880 |
19.9 |
|
Coffeetree, Kentucky |
Gymnocladus dioicus |
3.112 |
21.6 |
|
Cottonwood |
Populus |
2,108 |
13.5 |
|
Dogwood |
Cornus |
4,025 |
30.4 |
|
Elm, American |
Ulmus americana |
3,052 |
19.5 |
|
Elm, Red |
Ulmus rubra |
3,112 |
21.6 |
|
Elm, White |
Ulmus laevis |
3,052 |
19.5 |
|
Elm, Russian (Siberian) |
Ulmus laevis |
3,052 |
19.5 |
|
Fir, Balsam |
Abies balsamea |
2,236 |
14.3 |
|
Fir, Concolor (White) |
Abies concolor |
2,104 |
14.1 |
|
Fir, Douglas |
Pseudotsuga |
2,900 |
18.1 |
|
Hackberry |
Celtis occidentalis |
3,247 |
20.8 |
|
Hemlock |
Pinaceae tsuga |
2,482 |
15.9 |
|
Hickory, Bitternut |
Carya cordiformis |
3,832 |
26.7 |
|
Hickory, Shagbark |
Carya ovata |
4,327 |
27.7 |
|
Hop Hornbeam (Ironwood) |
Ostrya virginiana |
4,267 |
27.3 |
|
Juniper, Rocky Mtn |
Juniperus scopulorum |
3,150 |
21.8 |
|
Locust, Black |
Robinia pseudoacacia |
3,890 |
26.8 |
|
Locust, Honey |
Gleditsia triacanthos |
3,832 |
26.7 |
|
Madrone, Pacific |
Arbutus menziesii |
4,086 |
30.9 |
|
Maple, Big Leaf |
Acer macrophyllum |
3,000 |
22.7 |
|
Maple, Red |
Acer rubrum |
2,924 |
18.7 |
|
Maple, Sugar |
Acer saccharum |
3,757 |
24 |
|
Mulberry |
Morus rubra |
3,712 |
25.8 |
|
Myrtle, Oregon (Pepperwood) |
Umbellularia californica |
3,450 |
26.1 |
|
Oak, Live (Southern) |
Quercus virginiana |
4,840 |
36.6 |
|
Oak, Oregon (Garry) |
Quercus garryana |
3,710 |
28.0 |
|
Oak, Red |
Quercus rubra |
3,757 |
24 |
|
Oak, Tanbark (Tanoak) |
Lithocarpus densiflorus |
3,650 |
27.5 |
|
Oak, White |
Quercus alba |
4,012 |
25.7 |
|
Osage Orange (Hedge) |
Maclura pomifera |
4,728 |
32.9 |
|
Pine, Jack |
Pinus banksiana |
2,669 |
17.1 |
|
Pine, Norway |
Pinus resinosa |
2,669 |
17.1 |
|
Pine, Pitch |
Pinus rigida |
2,669 |
17.1 |
|
Pine, Ponderosa |
Pinus ponderosa |
2,380 |
15.2 |
|
Pine, Red |
Pinus resinosa |
2,669 |
17.4 |
|
Pine, White (Eastern) |
Pinus strobus |
2,236 |
14.3 |
|
Pine, White (Western) |
Pinus monticola |
2,236 |
14.3 |
|
Spruce |
Picea |
2,100 |
14.5 |
|
Spruce, Black |
Picea mariana |
2,482 |
15.9 |
|
Sycamore |
Platanus |
2,808 |
19.5 |
|
Tamarack |
Larix laricina |
3,247 |
20.8 |
|
Walnut, Black |
Juglans nigra |
3,192 |
20.2 |
|
Walnut, White (Butternut) |
Juglans cinerea |
2,100 |
14.5 |
|
Willow |
Salix |
2,100 |
14.5 |
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