I have had many arguements about this question over the years. one thing i realized is a lot of people beleive that a stronger wood equals a denser wood. this is not so. If you are talking wood DENSITY then you are talking about wood fibers that are grouped closer together. those wood fibers might not be as strong as other fibers in less denser woods. Others claim that the weight of the wood determines density. no although it is a more accurate way to guage density than the strength of the wood it is still not quite talking about the same thing.
The closer wood fibers are to eachother, the less air that is in between them. so basically the less boyancy the wood will have in water.
another thing to concider is green wood versus dead wood. this can give you mixed results if not thought about before hand.as wood dries it will begin to either shrink and become more dense or expand and become less dense. so a good judgement call would be to compare all green wood or dead wood.
I prefer to compare dead wood. and if you look at dead wood the desert ironwood is the most dense. it is one of the only woods that does not float in water when toatally dried and aged naturally. but as a green wood it is very boyant and soft. here is a list of species and their densities.
Trees With Dry (Seasoned) Wood That Sinks In Water :
Olneya tesota
(Desert Ironwood): 1.15
Guaiacum officinale
(Lignum Vitae): 1.37
Cercocarpus betuloides
Mountain Mahogany: 1.10
Diospyros ebenum
Ebony: 1.12
Very Heavy Wood :
Prunus ilicifolia
Hollyleaf Cherry: 0.98 Diospyros virginiana
Persimmon: 0.83
Quercus engelmannii
Engelmann Oak: 0.94
Carya ovata
Shagbark Hickory: 0.83
Acacia greggii
Cat's Claw Acacia: 0.85
Ostrya virginiana
Eastern Ironwood: 0.80
Quercus chrysolepis
Canyon Live Oak: 0.85
Lyonothamnus floribundus
Catalina Ironwood: 0.80
Quercus agrifolia
Coast Live Oak: 0.83
Robinia pseudoacacia
Black Locust: 0.79
Prosopis glandulosa
Mesquite: 0.77
Maclura pomifera
Osage Orange: 0.77
Heavy Wood:
Cornus nuttallii
Pacific Dogwood: 0.75
Carya illinoensis
Pecan: 0.72
Arbutus menziesii
Madrone: 0.71
Betula alleghaniensis
Yellow Birch: 0.69
Fraxinus velutina
Arizona Ash: 0.68
Quercus coccinea
Scarlet Oak: 0.67
Umbellularia californica
California Bay Tree: 0.65
Cercis canadensis
Redbud: 0.63
Quercus kelloggii
California Black Oak: 0.64
Tectona grandis
Teak: 0.63
Juglans californica
California Black Walnut: 0.63
Acer saccharum
Sugar Maple: 0.63
Medium Heavy Wood:
Chilopsis linearis
Desert Willow: 0.59
Liquidambar styraciflua
Sweet Gum: 0.59
Cercidium floridum
Palo Verde: 0.55
Prunus serotina
Black Cherry: 0.56
Psorothamnus spinosus
Smoke Tree: 0.55
Acer saccharinum
Silver Maple: 0.53
Celtis reticulata
Western Hackberry: 0.53
Swietenia macrophylla
Honduras Mahogany: 0.51
Acer macrophyllum
Big-Leaf Maple: 0.50
Magnolia grandiflora
Southern Magnolia: 0.50
Soft Wood :
Pinus ponderosa
Ponderosa Pine: 0.46
Sequoia sempervirens
Coast Redwood: 0.40
Calocedrus decurrens
Incense Cedar: 0.40
Picea engelmannii
Engelmann Spruce: 0.35
Pinus lambertiana
Sugar Pine: 0.36
Quercus suber
Cork Oak Bark: 0.24
Abies concolor
White Fir: 0.36
Ochroma pyramidale
Balsa: 0.17
Lignum Vitae
Signum Vitae
Most likely hickory it's the densest wood i know of.
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