Blue wood exists!

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June 24th, 2009November 10th, 2015 6

OK, so it’s not like smurf-blue, but still: Blue hardwood! It comes from Talipariti elatum, the so-called “Blue Mahoe” tree, which is native to the Caribbean and is, apparently, the national tree of Jamaica. Turns out it also grows very quickly and shows some promise for sustainable forestry. Lumber is available through Tropic Ventures.

6 thoughts on “Blue wood exists!”

Anonymous says:

June 28th, 2009 at 9:09 am

You can buy “denim pine” wood from companies that harvest trees that have been killed by pine beetle infestation.

http://denimpine.com/

It’s a company’s website but I couldn’t find a wikipedia article or anything. IIRC the wood is colored blue by the fungus that kills the tree.

Sean Michael Ragan says:

June 28th, 2009 at 10:14 am

Funktionhouse says:

January 4th, 2014 at 5:10 am

Blue mahoe also grows in Florida. We carry blue mahoe and numerous exotics from around the world that grow and in some cases are invasive here in Florida.

Rob,
http://www.funktionhouse.com