Blue-stain pine that was delivered to Aspen Wall Wood for processing. So-called blue-stain ponderosa features blue-gray streaking, with occasional highlights of yellow, purple and red.

Though once considered waste, “blue-stain pine” is now in vogue, partly because it comes mottled with blue-gray streaks from a fungus carried by the bugs. Skip to content NEW MEMBER OFFER!

If Neiman Enterprises could clone customers like Steve and Kathi Mullins, the mountain pine beetle epidemic ravaging the Black Hills National Forest wouldn't be quite so painful to Tom Shaffer.

Discover how to manage the blue stain in the pine logs, turning them into beautiful, usable materials. Learn the step-by-step techniques to safely remove these trees while preserving their unique ...

Genome of blue stain fungus evolved to bypass tree defense in mountain pine beetle epidemic. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 3, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2011 / 01 / 110124162631.htm ...

Holbrook's furniture company uses blue-stain pine, the timber in the western United States that's been devastated by the mountain pine beetle. The insect infects the tree with a fungus that turns ...

The mountain pine beetle (MPB), and the blue-stain fungus is another excellent example of symbiosis. The blue stain fungus travels from tree to tree on a special structure in the beetle’s ...

In most cases, we consider this staining to be an unacceptable defect. In a few cases the defect is ignored. However, someone decided that this blue stained pine was beautiful and worth more than ...