Blue Stain Pine Siding Fresno

It s a discoloration of the wood caused by a fungus introduced by the mountain pine beetle.

Blue stain pine siding fresno. If you are purchasing tongue and groove or shiplap. About blue stain pine beetle kill pine beetle kill pine is the result of blue stain fungus that spreads from bark beetles to lodgepole pine douglas fir and whitebark pine trees. It is ideal for siding paneling wainscoting ceilings and other basic interior finishing applications. Blue pine is actually not a specific species of pine tree instead blue pines are usually ponderosa or lodgepole pines that have been infected by a mountain pine beetle.

It is ideal for siding paneling wainscoting ceilings and other projects around the house or office. Healthy trees would usually expel the beetles by producing resin but cycles of warm weather have weakened many trees and prevented them from producing enough of their defensive resin. Shop undefined blue stain 5 5 in x 8 ft natural unfinished pine tongue and groove wall plank coverage area. These logs are hauled off to our sawmill where we process your order on our baker blue streak horizontal bandsaw mill.

Also referred to as blue and buggy or beetle killed blue stain pecky pine receives its coloring from the mountain beetle that briefly lives inside the wood. The blue stain present in colorado s beetle killed pine forests is not a defect. Blue stain pine tongue and groove siding every piece meets the highest grading standards for every piece meets the highest grading standards for strength and appearance. Blue stain pine is a unique cost effective easy to install interior siding.

This is mother nature s way of repurposing these pine trees into environmentally sound building products. As the fungus spreads it feeds off of the material contained in the wood cell. We carry this in a. We work closely with loggers in the high country of the colorado rockies who harvest dead standing beetle kill pine douglas fir ponderosa pine spruce and aspen logs.

Blue grey coloration throughout enhances aesthetic value. However it does not feed or otherwise damage the wood cell s walls. The blue stain pine fungus works symbiotically with the beetles by turning the tree wood into nutrients. This is a rare and beautiful blue stain board made from ponderosa pine.

A specialty from the pacific northwest blue pine is known for it s unique natural coloration which brings a special visual appeal to any project undertaken with it. Every piece is selected for its unique rustic appearance. The blue comes from the pine trees putting up a defense mechanism to fight off the pine beetles.