Skip to main content
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Predicted weights and volumes of firewood in hardwood trees in the southeast. Forest service research paper

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6779196

Weights and volumes of firewood 4 inches diameter outside bark or larger were determined for 247 hard hardwood and 257 soft hardwood trees from 5 to 28 inches diameter at breast height (d.b.h.) growing in the Southeast. Equations are presented for predicting the green weight of wood and bark and volume of wood in firewood greater than 4 inches diameter outside bark in the total tree above stump, in the main stem to 4-inch top, and in topwood above the saw-log top. Equations predict weight and volume of firewood using d. b. h. and total height, d. b. h. and height to 4-inch top, d. b. h. and saw-log merchantable height, and d. b. h. alone. Tables developed from equations show weight in pounds and volume in cords of firewood in a tree and its components by d. b. h. and height classes.

Research Organization:
Forest Service, Asheville, NC (USA). Southeastern Forest Experiment Station
OSTI ID:
6779196
Report Number(s):
PB-82-234378
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English