Blue Stain Pine Siding

There s a story of a rancher who walked horses over his floor for a pioneer flooring effect.

Blue stain pine siding.

This product has a blue tinted stain with accenting beetle holes that make for a unique. This is a rare and beautiful blue stain board made from ponderosa pine. The milled wood is just as sound as regular pine wood but with grey and blue streaks running through the amber pine sap wood creating a completely unique look and feel. The distinctive blue gray swirling colors are the result of a stain fungus that travels into the tree when pine beetles bore into the bark.

Adding even a basic clear finish adds a look that is unmatched by almost any other wood siding product. Blue stain is caused by a fungus mold. 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. Blue grey coloration throughout enhances aesthetic value.

This is mother nature s way of repurposing these pine trees into environmentally sound building products. The blue stain pine fungus works symbiotically with the beetles by turning the tree wood into nutrients. I ve never seen anything like it. Our blue stained pine is most often used as siding paneling and flooring.

Rocky mountain bliue pine blue stain is a common cause for the discoloration of lumber. Once you kiln dry it there probably will be no problem as long as the wood stays dry. It doesn t matter if the stain is caused by a beetle stacking green boards together to encourage the fungus pine logs cut in the summer and staining in the yard or in stacks of stickered pine. It is not a mold and is harmless to humans.

It is ideal for siding paneling wainscoting ceilings and other projects around the house or office. Shop undefined blue stain 5 5 in x 8 ft natural unfinished pine tongue and groove wall plank coverage area. Every piece is selected for its unique rustic appearance. Certain dark colored microscopic fungi cause a bluish or grayish discoloration in the sapwood of the tree.

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 will perform like any other wood siding product. Some people love this effect and will intentionally markup the floor.