Heating values of various woods
Note that actual heat obtained from wood will depend greatly on moisture content of the wood, efficiency of the furnace, stove, or fireplace, etc.
Wood type | MMBtu per cord |
Apple | 29 |
Aspen | 17 |
Cottonwood | 16 |
Elm | 20 |
Fir, Douglas | 26 |
Hickory | 28 |
Maple | 22 |
Oak | 26 |
Pine, Lodgepole | 17 |
Pine, Pinon | 31 |
Pine, Ponderosa | 19 |
Pine, White | 15 |
Spruce, Englem | 16 |