Table 6 Properties of woodbased on wood-database.com, Miles et al. (2009) and Dietz (1975). For Norway spruce, the VOID value was based on European ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.) and sessile oak (Q. petraea matt)
Tree species | Density (kg dry matter/m 3 dry volume) | VOID (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
sapwood and heartwood | Bark | ||
Larch | 538 | 342 | 27% |
Spruce | 405 | 391 | 15% |
Fir | 510 | 375 | 27% |
Pine | 550 | 352 | 27% |
Birch | 640 | 562 | 23% |
Beech | 710 | 625 | 5% |
Oak | 675 | 480 | 25% |