Publication Number 420-003, posted July 1997
Approximate heat values for common firewood species in Virginia. Based on air-dried, standard (4'x4'x8') cords.
| Species | Btu/Cord |
|---|---|
| black locust | 26,500,000 |
| hickory | 25,400,000 |
| hophornbeam | 24,700,000 |
| beech | 21,800,000 |
| hard maple | 21,800,000 |
| red oak | 21,700,000 |
| yellow birch | 21,300,000 |
| yellow pine | 20,500,000 |
| white ash | 20,000,000 |
| white oak | 19,200,000 |
| soft maple | 19,100,000 |
| black cherry | 18,500,000 |
| white birch | 18,200,000 |
| sweetgum | 18,100,000 |
| elm | 17,700,000 |
| yellow poplar | 15,900,000 |
| hemlock | 15,000,000 |
| red spruce | 15,000,000 |
| fir | 13,500,000 |
| white pine | 13,300,000 |
| basswood | 12,600,000 |
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