Hackberry blue stain

Re: Hackberry blue stain

John Veerkamp

>Terry,

the blue stain is bacteria beginning the decay/spalting process. Soaking in mild clorox water should inhibit the staining somewhat. or let it spalt and enjoy the results.

John

Re: Hackberry blue stain

Jerome Laux

>1) Dilute solution of bleach.

2) Lysol or the equivalent.

3) Dilute solution of benzalkonium chloride (glass sanitzing agent, found at restaurant supply stores).

You basically need to halt the bacterial/mold/fungi growth. Any of the above methods may work somewhat.

Thanks

Terry Quiram

>I will give the diluted bleach solution a try.

Terry

Re: Hackberry blue stain

Andrew Hilton

>The Bluestain Fungi are just like any other .. they need, basically, 3 things. Moisture (most important), heat, and food (the starches in the wood). Best thing to do to stop them is to dry the wood.

Bleach, acids and so on don't do a whole lot to these fungi. It doesn't soak in very far anyway. About all you'll do is bleach the color out but not really harm the fungi from growing and making more stain.

Re: Hackberry blue stain

Andrew Hilton

>the blue stain is bacteria beginning the decay/spalting process. Soaking in mild clorox water should inhibit the staining somewhat. or let it spalt and enjoy the results.

Blue Stain is caused by the Blue Stain FUNGI (obviously not it's scientific name but it's common name). It's a fungi and not a bacteria.

Blue Stain has nothing to do with Spalting (although we lump it in with Spalting many times) or with the decay process of wood. Blue Stain itself will not weaken the strength of wood nor is it going to harm the tree if left unattended. You'll find just as much Blue Stain in healthy trees as you will in unhealthy/dead trees.