A stack of drying blue stained lumber.
Beetle kill pine siding.
406 642 7120 floors.
We carry a wide selection of beetle kill pine aka blue stain pine both live edge slabs and dimensional lumber.
The typically blue grey coloration comes from a fungus which is burnt away in the drying process that spreads from bark beetles to pine trees.
Learn about our beetle kill pine lumber for walls and floors here at sustainable lumber co.
Beetle kill pine is the result of blue stain fungus that spreads from bark beetles to lodgepole pine douglas fir and whitebark pine trees.
The blue stain present in colorado s beetle killed pine forests is not a defect.
Perfect material for wall covering flooring and more.
The blue stain pine fungus works symbiotically with the beetles by turning the tree wood into nutrients.
60 cord or 50 cord for 2 or more cash only on firewood.
However it does not feed or otherwise damage.
Epoxy designs live edge designs kitchen counters dining tables barn doors and fireplace mantels.
River tables 130 sqft.
The amount of lumber destroyed in the outbreak could surpass how much the mountain pine beetle killed in b c.
Misc tops 40 sqft.
Beetle kill pine and douglas fir lumber products live edge slabs tongue and groove shiplap rough cut lumber beams.
Beetle kill wood is also being used in local projects.
These hand picked beetle kill ponderosa pine trees range from 100 400 years old.
Beetle kill pine tops 40 sqft.
Because of its thick bark ponderosa pines hold moisture in the tree 10x longer than commercially harvested lodgepole pine.
As the fungus spreads it feeds off of the material contained in the wood cell.
Bar tops 40 sqft.
Front range lumber is denver s beetle kill blue stain pine headquarters.
Beetle kill pine wood is high quality with great color and character.
It s a discoloration of the wood caused by a fungus introduced by the mountain pine beetle.
Kitchen counters 70 sqft.
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Should existing climate conditions persist according to an fea report.
Multiple housing complexes are beginning to use beetle kill wood to replace s of houses like a condo complex at copper mountain which is replacing old siding with blue stain wood which is named for the dark color in the wood that is caused by fungus carried by the pine beetle.