User:Jlefevre76/woodproperties

The following is a table of wood and lumber plant species and their mechanical properties, growing zones, and other important species information.

Wood properties:

Common Plant Name	Species Name	Moisture Content	Density (kg/m^3)	Compressive Strength (megapascals)	Flexural Strength (megapascals)	Low Temperature Zone	High Temperature Zone
Red Alder	Alnus rubra	Green	370	20.4	45	7	8
Red Alder	Alnus rubra	12.00%	410	40.1	68	7	8
Black Ash	Fraxinus nigra	Green	450	15.9	41	2	5
Black Ash	Fraxinus nigra	12.00%	490	41.2	87	2	5
Blue Ash	Fraxinus quadrangulata	Green	530	24.8	66	4	8
Blue Ash	Fraxinus quadrangulata	12.00%	580	48.1	95	4	8
Green Ash	Fraxinus pennsylvanica	Green	530	29	66	3	9
Green Ash	Fraxinus pennsylvanica	12.00%	560	48.8	97	3	9
Oregon Ash	Fraxinus latifolia	Green	500	24.2	52	5	9
Oregon Ash	Fraxinus latifolia	12.00%	550	41.6	88	5	9
White Ash	Fraxinus americana	Green	550	27.5	66	4	9
White Ash	Fraxinus americana	12.00%	600	51.1	103	4	9
Bigtooth Aspen	Populus grandidentata	Green	360	17.2	37	2	5
Bigtooth Aspen	Populus grandidentata	12.00%	390	36.5	63	2	5
Quaking Aspen	Populus tremuloides	Green	350	14.8	35	2	5
Quaking Aspen	Populus tremuloides	12.00%	380	29.3	58	2	5
American Basswood	Tilia americana	Green	320	15.3	34	3	9
American Basswood	Tilia americana	12.00%	370	32.6	60	3	9
American Beech	Fagus grandifolia	Green	560	24.5	59	4	8
American Beech	Fagus grandifolia	12.00%	640	50.3	103	4	8
Paper Birch	Betula papyrifera	Green	480	16.3	44	1	3
Paper Birch	Betula papyrifera	12.00%	550	39.2	85	1	3
Sweet Birch	Betula lenta	Green	600	25.8	65	3	7
Sweet Birch	Betula lenta	12.00%	650	58.9	117	3	7
Yellow Birch	Betula alleghaniensis	Green	550	23.3	57	3	7
Yellow Birch	Betula alleghaniensis	12.00%	620	56.3	114	3	7
Butternut	Juglans cinerea	Green	360	16.7	37	3	7
Butternut	Juglans cinerea	12.00%	380	36.2	56	3	7
Black Cherry	Prunus serotina	Green	470	24.4	55	3	9
Blach Cherry	Prunus serotina	12.00%	500	49	85	3	9
American Chestnut	Castanea dentata	Green	400	17	39	4	8
American Chestnut	Castanea dentata	12.00%	430	36.7	59	4	8
Balsam Poplar Cottonwood	Populus balsamifera	Green	310	11.7	27	1	5
Balsam Poplar Cottonwood	Populus balsamifera	12.00%	340	27.7	47	1	5
Black Cottonwood	Populus trichocarpa	Green	310	15.2	34	4	8
Black Cottonwood	Populus trichocarpa	12.00%	350	31	59	4	8
Eastern Cottonwood	Populus deltoides	Green	370	15.7	37	3	9
Eastern Cottonwood	Populus deltoides	12.00%	400	33.9	59	3	9
American Elm	Ulmus americana	Green	460	20.1	50	3	9
American Elm	Ulmus americana	12.00%	500	38.1	81	3	9
Rock Elm	Ulmus thomasii	Green	570	26.1	66	1	5
Rock Elm	Ulmus thomasii	12.00%	630	48.6	102	1	5
Slippery Elm	Ulmus rubra	Green	480	22.9	55	3	7
Slippery Elm	Ulmus rubra	12.00%	530	43.9	90	3	7
Hackberry	Celtis occidentalis	Green	490	18.3	45	3	9
Hackberry	Celtis occidentalis	12.00%	530	37.5	76	3	9
Bitternut Hickory	Carya cordiformis	Green	600	31.5	71	4	9
Bitternut Hickory	Carya cordiformis	12.00%	660	62.3	118	4	9
Nutmeg Hickory	Carya myristiciformis	Green	560	27.4	63	8	11
Nutmeg Hickory	Carya myristiciformis	12.00%	600	47.6	114	8	11
Pecan Hickory	Carya illinoinensis	Green	600	27.5	68	5	9
Pecan Hickory	Carya illinoinensis	12.00%	660	54.1	94	5	9
Water Hickory	Carya aquatica	Green	610	32.1	74	5	9
Water Hickory	Carya aquatica	12.00%	620	59.3	123	5	9
Mockernut Hickory	Carya tomentosa	Green	640	30.9	77	4	9
Mockernut Hickory	Carya tomentosa	12.00%	720	61.6	132	4	9
Pignut Hickory	Carya glabra	Green	660	33.2	81	4	9
Pignut Hickory	Carya glabra	12.00%	750	63.4	139	4	9
Shagbark Hickory	Carya ovata	Green	640	31.6	76	4	8
Shagbark Hickory	Carya ovata	12.00%	720	63.5	139	4	8
Shellbark Hickory	Carya laciniosa	Green	620	27	72	5	9
Shellbark Hickory	Carya laciniosa	12.00%	690	55.2	125	5	9
Honeylocust	Gleditsia triacanthos	Green	600	30.5	70	4	8
Honeylocust	Gleditsia triacanthos	12.00%	600	51.7	101	4	8
Black Locust	Robinia pseudoacacia	Green	660	46.9	95	4	9
Black Locust	Robinia pseudoacacia	12.00%	690	70.2	134	4	9
Cucumber Tree Magnolia	Magnolia acuminata	Green	440	21.6	51	3	8
Cucumber Tree Magnolia	Magnolia acuminata	12.00%	480	43.5	85	3	8
Southern Magnolia	Magnolia grandiflora	Green	460	18.6	47	6	10
Southern Magnolia	Magnolia grandiflora	12.00%	500	37.6	77	6	10
Bigleaf Maple	Acer macrophyllum	Green	440	22.3	51	5	9
Bigleaf Maple	Acer macrophyllum	12.00%	480	41	74	5	9
Black Maple	Acer nigrum	Green	520	22.5	54	3	9
Black Maple	Acer nigrum	12.00%	570	46.1	92	3	9
Red Maple	Acer rubrum	Green	490	22.6	53	4	10
Red Maple	Acer rubrum	12.00%	540	45.1	92	4	10
Silver Maple	Acer saccharinum	Green	440	17.2	40	3	9
Silver Maple	Acer saccharinum	12.00%	470	36	61	3	9
Sugar Maple	Acer saccharum	Green	560	27.7	65	5	8
Sugar Maple	Acer saccharum	12.00%	630	54	109	5	8
Black Red Oak	Quercus velutina	Green	560	23.9	57	3	8
Black Red Oak	Quercus velutina	12.00%	610	45	96	3	8
Cherrybark Red Oak	Quercus pagoda	Green	610	31.9	74	5	9
Cherrybark Red Oak	Quercus pagoda	12.00%	680	60.3	125	5	9
Laurel Red Oak	Quercus hemisphaerica	Green	560	21.9	54	6	9
Laurel Red Oak	Quercus hemisphaerica	12.00%	630	48.1	87	6	9
Northern Red Oak	Quercus rubra	Green	560	23.7	57	3	7
Northern Red Oak	Quercus rubra	12.00%	630	46.6	99	3	7
Pin Red Oak	Quercus palustris	Green	580	25.4	57	4	8
Pin Red Oak	Quercus palustris	12.00%	630	47	97	4	8
Scarlet Red Oak	Quercus coccinea	Green	600	28.2	72	4	8
Scarlet Red Oak	Quercus coccinea	12.00%	670	57.4	120	4	8
Southern Red Oak	Quercus falcata	Green	520	20.9	48	7	9
Southern Red Oak	Quercus falcata	12.00%	590	42	75	7	9
Water Red Oak	Quercus nigra	Green	560	25.8	61	5	9
Water Red Oak	Quercus nigra	12.00%	630	46.7	106	5	9
Willow Red Oak	Quercus phellos	Green	560	20.7	51	5	9
Willow Red Oak	Quercus phellos	12.00%	690	48.5	100	5	9
Bur White Oak	Quercus macrocarpa	Green	580	22.7	50	3	8
Bur White Oak	Quercus macrocarpa	12.00%	640	41.8	71	3	8
Chestnut White Oak	Quercus montana	Green	570	24.3	55	4	8
Chestnut White Oak	Quercus montana	12.00%	660	47.1	92	4	8
Live White Oak	Quercus virginiana	Green	800	37.4	82	6	9
Live White Oak	Quercus virginiana	12.00%	880	61.4	127	6	9
Overcup White Oak	Quercus lyrata	Green	570	23.2	55	5	9
Overcup White Oak	Quercus lyrata	12.00%	630	42.7	87	5	9
Post White Oak	Quercus stellata	Green	600	24	56	4	8
Post White Oak	Quercus stellata	12.00%	670	45.3	91	4	8
Swamp Chestnut White Oak	Quercus michauxii	Green	600	24.4	59	5	9
Swamp Chestnut White Oak	Quercus michauxii	12.00%	670	50.1	96	5	9
Swamp White Oak	Quercus bicolor	Green	640	30.1	68	4	8
Swamp White Oak	Quercus bicolor	12.00%	720	59.3	122	4	8
White Oak	Quercus alba	Green	600	24.5	57	3	9
White Oak	Quercus alba	12.00%	680	51.3	105	3	9
Sassafras	Sassafras albidum	Green	420	18.8	41	5	9
Sassafras	Sassafras albidum	12.00%	460	32.8	62	5	9
Sweetgum	Liquidambar styraciflua	Green	460	21	49	5	9
Sweetgum	Liquidambar styraciflua	12.00%	520	43.6	86	5	9
American Sycamore	Platanus occidentalis	Green	460	20.1	45	4	9
American Sycamore	Platanus occidentalis	12.00%	490	37.1	69	4	9
Tanoak	Notholithocarpus densiflorus	Green	580	32.1	72	6	9
Tanoak	Notholithocarpus densiflorus	12.00%	580	32.1	72	6	9
Black Tupelo	Nyssa sylvatica	Green	460	21	48	4	9
Black Tupelo	Nyssa sylvatica	12.00%	500	38.1	66	4	9
Water Tupelo	Nyssa aquatica	Green	460	23.2	50	6	9
Water Tupelo	Nyssa aquatica	12.00%	500	40.8	66	6	9
Black Walnut	Juglans nigra	Green	510	29.6	66	4	9
Black Walnut	Juglans nigra	12.00%	550	52.3	101	4	9
Black Willow	Salix nigra	Green	360	14.1	33	4	8
Black Willow	Salix nigra	12.00%	390	28.3	54	4	8
Yellow Poplar	Liriodendron tulipifera	Green	400	18.3	41	4	9
Yellow Poplar	Liriodendron tulipifera	12.00%	420	38.2	70	4	9
Baldcypress	Taxodium distichum	Green	420	24.7	46	4	10
Baldcypress	Taxodium distichum	12.00%	460	43.9	73	4	10
Atlantic White Cedar	Chamaecyparis thyoides	Green	310	16.5	32	4	9
Atlantic White Cedar	Chamaecyparis thyoides	12.00%	320	32.4	47	4	9
Eastern Redcedar	Juniperus virginiana	Green	440	24.6	48	3	9
Eastern Redcedar	Juniperus virginiana	12.00%	470	41.5	61	3	9
Incense Cedar	Calocedrus decurrens	Green	350	21.7	43	5	8
Incense Cedar	Calocedrus decurrens	12.00%	370	35.9	55	5	8
Northern White Cedar	Thuja occidentalis	Green	290	13.7	29	3	7
Northern White Cedar	Thuja occidentalis	12.00%	310	27.3	45	3	7
Port Orford Cedar	Chamaecyparis lawsoniana	Green	390	21.6	45	5	7
Port Orford Cedar	Chamaecyparis lawsoniana	12.00%	430	43.1	88	5	7
Western Redcedar	Thuja plicata	Green	310	19.1	35.9	5	8
Western Redcedar	Thuja plicata	12.00%	320	31.4	51.7	5	8
Yellow Cedar	Cupressus nootkatensis	Green	420	21	44	4	8
Yellow Cedar	Cupressus nootkatensis	12.00%	440	43.5	77	4	8
Coast Douglas Fir	Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii	Green	450	26.1	53	3	6
Coast Douglas Fir	Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii	12.00%	480	49.9	85	3	6
Interior West Douglas Fir	Pseudotsuga Menziesii	Green	460	26.7	53	3	6
Interior West Douglas Fir	Pseudotsuga Menziesii	12.00%	500	51.2	87	3	6
Interior North Douglas Fir	Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca	Green	450	23.9	51	3	6
Interior North Douglas Fir	Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca	12.00%	480	47.6	90	3	6
Interior South Douglas Fir	Pseudotsuga lindleyana	Green	430	21.4	47	8	8
Interior South Douglas Fir	Pseudotsuga lindleyana	12.00%	460	43	82	8	8
Balsam Fir	Abies balsamea	Green	330	18.1	38	3	6
Balsam Fir	Abies balsamea	12.00%	350	36.4	63	3	6
California Red Fir	Abies magnifica	Green	360	19	40	4	8
California Red Fir	Abies magnifica	12.00%	380	37.6	72.4	4	8
Grand Fir	Abies grandis	Green	350	20.3	40	5	6
Grand Fir	Abies grandis	12.00%	370	36.5	61.4	5	6
Noble Fir	Abies procera	Green	370	20.8	43	5	6
Noble Fir	Abies procera	12.00%	390	42.1	74	5	6
Pacific Silver Fir	Abies amabilis	Green	400	21.6	44	4	8
Pacific Silver Fir	Abies amabilis	12.00%	430	44.2	75	4	8
Subalpine Fir	Abies lasiocarpa	Green	310	15.9	34	5	6
Subalpine Fir	Abies lasiocarpa	12.00%	320	33.5	59	5	6
White Fir	Abies concolor	Green	370	20	41	3	7
White Fir	Abies concolor	12.00%	390	40	68	3	7
Eastern Hemlock	Tsuga canadensis	Green	380	21.2	44	4	7
Eastern Hemlock	Tsuga canadensis	12.00%	400	37.3	61	4	7
Mountain Hemlock	Tsuga mertensiana	Green	420	19.9	43	5	7
Mountain Hemlock	Tsuga mertensiana	12.00%	450	44.4	79	5	7
Western Hemlock	Tsuga heterophylla	Green	420	23.2	46	6	7
Western Hemlock	Tsuga heterophylla	12.00%	450	49	78	6	7
Western Larch	Larix occidentalis	Green	480	25.9	53	2	6
Western Larch	Larix occidentalis	12.00%	520	52.5	90	2	6
Eastern White Pine	Pinus strobus	Green	340	16.8	34	3	7
Eastern White Pine	Pinus strobus	12.00%	350	33.1	59	3	7
Jack Pine	Pinus banksiana	Green	400	20.3	41	2	7
Jack Pine	Pinus banksiana	12.00%	430	39	68	2	7
Loblolly Pine	Pinus taeda	Green	470	24.2	50	6	9
Loblolly Pine	Pinus taeda	12.00%	510	49.2	88	6	9
Lodgepole Pine	Pinus contorta	Green	380	18	38	1	7
Lodgepole Pine	Pinus contorta	12.00%	410	37	65	1	7
Longleaf Pine	Pinus palustris	Green	540	29.8	59	7	10
Longleaf Pine	Pinus palustris	12.00%	590	58.4	100	7	10
Pitch Pine	Pinus rigida	Green	470	20.3	47	4	7
Pitch Pine	Pinus rigida	12.00%	520	41	74	4	7
Pond Pine	Pinus serotina	Green	510	25.2	51	7	9
Pond Pine	Pinus serotina	12.00%	560	52	80	7	9
Ponderosa Pine	Pinus ponderosa	Green	380	16.9	35	4	8
Ponderosa Pine	Pinus ponderosa	12.00%	400	36.7	65	4	8
Red Pine	Pinus resinosa	Green	410	18.8	40	3	7
Red Pine	Pinus resinosa	12.00%	460	41.9	76	3	7
Sand Pine	Pinus clausa	Green	460	23.7	52	8	11
Sand Pine	Pinus clausa	12.00%	480	47.7	80	8	11
Shortleaf Pine	Pinus echinata	Green	470	24.3	51	6	8
Shortleaf Pine	Pinus echinata	12.00%	510	50.1	90	6	8
Slash Pine	Pinus elliottii	Green	540	26.3	60	10	12
Slash Pine	Pinus elliottii	12.00%	590	56.1	112	10	12
Spruce Pine	Pinus glabra	Green	410	19.6	41	7	10
Spruce Pine	Pinus glabra	12.00%	440	39	72	7	10
Sugar Pine	Pinus lambertiana	Green	340	17	34	6	9
Sugar Pine	Pinus lambertiana	12.00%	360	30.8	57	6	9
Virginia Pine	Pinus virginiana	Green	450	23.6	50	5	8
Virginia Pine	Pinus virginiana	12.00%	480	46.3	90	5	8
Western White Pine	Pinus monticola	Green	360	16.8	32	4	8
Western White Pine	Pinus monticola	12.00%	380	34.7	67	4	8
Redwood Old Growth	Sequoia sempervirens	Green	380	29	52	7	10
Redwood Old Growth	Sequoia sempervirens	12.00%	400	42.4	69	7	10
Redwood New Growth	Sequoia sempervirens	Green	340	21.4	41	7	10
Redwood New Growth	Sequoia sempervirens	12.00%	350	36	54	7	10
Black Spruce	Picea mariana	Green	380	19.6	42	3	5
Black Spruce	Picea mariana	12.00%	460	41.1	74	3	5
Engelmann Spruce	Picea engelmannii	Green	330	15	32	3	7
Engelmann Spruce	Picea engelmannii	12.00%	350	30.9	64	3	7
Red Spruce	Picea rubens	Green	370	18.8	41	6	7
Red Spruce	Picea rubens	12.00%	400	38.2	74	6	7
Sitka Spruce	Picea sitchensis	Green	330	16.2	34	6	7
Sitka Spruce	Picea sitchensis	12.00%	360	35.7	65	6	7
White Spruce	Picea glauca	Green	370	17.7	39	2	6
White Spruce	Picea glauca	12.00%	400	37.7	68	2	6
Tamarack Spruce	Larix laricina	Green	490	24	50	2	5
Tamarack Spruce	Larix laricina	12.00%	530	49.4	80	2	5

Bamboo properties:

Common Plant Name	Species Name	Moisture Content	Density (kg/m^3)	Compressive Strength (megapascals)	Flexural Strength (megapascals)	Low Temperature Zone	High Temperature Zone
Balku bans	Bambusa balcooa	green		45	73.7	10	13
Balku bans	Bambusa balcooa	air dry		54.15	81.1	10	13
Balku bans	Bambusa balcooa	8.5	820	69	151	10	13
Indian thorny bamboo	Bambusa bambos	9.5	710	61	143	10	12
Indian thorny bamboo	Bambusa bambos			43.05	37.15	10	12
Nodding Bamboo	Bambusa nutans	8	890	75	52.9	10	13
Nodding Bamboo	Bambusa nutans	87		46	52.4	10	13
Nodding Bamboo	Bambusa nutans	12		85	67.5	10	13
Nodding Bamboo	Bambusa nutans	88.3		44.7	88	10	13
Nodding Bamboo	Bambusa nutans	14		47.9	216	10	13
Clumping Bamboo	Bambusa pervariabilis			45.8		9	13
Clumping Bamboo	Bambusa pervariabilis	5		79	80	9	13
Clumping Bamboo	Bambusa pervariabilis	20		35	37	9	13
Burmese bamboo	Bambusa polymorpha	95.1		32.1	28.3	9	12
	Bambusa spinosa	air dry		57	51.77	8	13
Indian timber bamboo	Bambusa tulda	73.6		40.7	51.1	10	12
Indian timber bamboo	Bambusa tulda	11.9		68	66.7	10	12
Indian timber bamboo	Bambusa tulda	8.6	910	79	194	10	12
dragon bamboo	Dendrocalamus giganteus	8	740	70	193	9	12
Hamilton's bamboo	Dendrocalamus hamiltonii	8.5	590	70	89	10	12
White bamboo	Dendrocalamus membranaceus	102		40.5	26.3	10	12
String Bamboo	Gigantochloa apus	54.3		24.1	102	9	11
String Bamboo	Gigantochloa apus	15.1		37.95	87.5	9	11
Java Black Bamboo	Gigantochloa atroviolacea	54		23.8	92.3	9	11
Java Black Bamboo	Gigantochloa atroviolacea	15		35.7	94.1	9	11
Giant Atter	Gigantochloa atter	72.3		26.4	98	9	11
Giant Atter	Gigantochloa atter	14.4		31.95	122.7	9	11
	Gigantochloa macrostachya	8	960	71	154	9	11
American Narrow-Leaved Bamboo	Guadua angustifolia			42	53.5	10	12
American Narrow-Leaved Bamboo	Guadua angustifolia			63.6	144.8	10	12
American Narrow-Leaved Bamboo	Guadua angustifolia			86.3	46	10	12
American Narrow-Leaved Bamboo	Guadua angustifolia			77.5	82	10	12
American Narrow-Leaved Bamboo	Guadua angustifolia	15		56	87	10	12
American Narrow-Leaved Bamboo	Guadua angustifolia			63.3		10	12
American Narrow-Leaved Bamboo	Guadua angustifolia			28		10	12
American Narrow-Leaved Bamboo	Guadua angustifolia			56.2		10	12
American Narrow-Leaved Bamboo	Guadua angustifolia			38		10	12
Berry Bamboo	Melocanna baccifera	12.8		69.9	57.6	10	12
Japanese timber bamboo	Phyllostachys bambusoides			51		6	9
Japanese timber bamboo	Phyllostachys bambusoides	8	730	63		6	9
Japanese timber bamboo	Phyllostachys bambusoides	64		44		6	9
Japanese timber bamboo	Phyllostachys bambusoides	61		40		6	9
Japanese timber bamboo	Phyllostachys bambusoides	9		71		6	9
Japanese timber bamboo	Phyllostachys bambusoides	9		74		6	9
Japanese timber bamboo	Phyllostachys bambusoides	12		54		6	9
Tortoise shell bamboo	Phyllostachys edulis			44.6		6	10
Tortoise shell bamboo	Phyllostachys edulis	75		67		6	10
Tortoise shell bamboo	Phyllostachys edulis	15		71		6	10
Tortoise shell bamboo	Phyllostachys edulis	6		108		6	10
Tortoise shell bamboo	Phyllostachys edulis	0.2		147		6	10
Tortoise shell bamboo	Phyllostachys edulis	5		117	51	6	10
Tortoise shell bamboo	Phyllostachys edulis	30		44	55	6	10
Tortoise shell bamboo	Phyllostachys edulis	12.5	603	60.3		6	10
Tortoise shell bamboo	Phyllostachys edulis	10.3	530		83	6	10
Early Bamboo	Phyllostachys praecox	28.5	827	79.3		7	9
Oliveri	Thyrsostachys oliveri	53		46.9	61.9	9	13
Oliveri	Thyrsostachys oliveri	7.8		58	90	9	13