Beetle Kill Blue Pine flooring is typically milled from Lodgepole and Ponderosa
Pine trees that have been killed by the Mountain Pine Beetle. The distinctive blue-gray
stains and occasional blood-red streaks are the result of a fungus caused by the
beetle’s attack on the tree.
Beetle Kill Pine is just as stable and durable as any other pine. Beetle Kill Pine
can be considered a “Green” product, due to the fact that it is standing dead before
it was harvested. Milling this lumber into flooring, siding, furniture, etc. allows
us to avoid letting a valuable resource go to waste.
There is a large supply of Beetle Kill Pine in the Rocky Mountain region; it is
cost effective and easy to obtain.
Ward Hardwood Flooring provided the Beetle Kill Blue Pine that was used on A&E's televison show 'Sell This House EXTREME'.
See the video clip here.
Check out some of the photos from the episode below.
Rocky Mountain Region Beetle Kill
Unfinished Beetle Kill Blue Pine