Appendix 5 - Table 5.2 Basic wood densities of stemwood (tonnes dry matter/m³ fresh volume) for boreal and temperate species

Source: IPCC Good Practice Guidance for LULUCF – Table 3A.1.9-1

Species or genus

Basic wood density
m₀/V_wet

Source

Abies

0.40

1

Acer

0.52

1

Alnus

0.45

1

Betula

0.51

1

Carpinus betulus

0.63

3

Castanea sativa

0.48

3

Fagus sylvatica

0.58

1

Fraxinus

0.57

1

Juglans

0.53

3

Larix decidua

0.46

1

Larix kaempferi

0.49

3

Picea abies

0.40

1

Picea sitchensis

0.40

2

Pinus pinaster

0.44

5

Pinus strobus

0.32

1

Pinus sylvestris

0.42

1

Populus

0.35

1

Prunus

0.49

1

Pseudotsuga menziesii

0.45

1

Quercus

0.58

1

Salix

0.45

1

Thuja plicata

0.31

4

Tilia

0.43

1

Tsuga

0.42

4

Source:

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