Green wood refers to which condition of wood?

• A. Wood with high moisture content
• B. Wood that is freshly cut
• C. Wood that has been treated
• D. Wood that is seasoned

Answer: (A)

Green wood is wood with high moisture content. When wood hasn’t been dried after being cut, a lot of water remains inside the cells. That water must be driven off as steam before the wood will burn well, so green wood is heavier, harder to ignite, and tends to produce a lot of steam and smoke instead of a strong, steady flame. This is why it’s less efficient for burning compared to seasoned wood, which has been dried to lower moisture. Wood that has been treated involves chemicals and is a different condition, not about moisture, and seasoned wood is simply wood with low moisture content. Freshly cut wood is often green, but the key attribute defining green wood is its high moisture content.