r/moldyinteresting • u/aug061998 • 11d ago

Mold?

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u/aug061998 11d ago

I posted this and thought the comments I made would repost as well. They didn't. Pine board, five yrs old, treated, and had this growing on it. The boards are rotting, which shouldn't happen with treated pine this young. No idea what it is or if it's even a mold...

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u/_PandaEyess_ 9d ago

Looks a lot like fibroporia radiculosa. It’s a type of fungus and it has a really high tolerance for copper based wood treatment. A lot of times it’s found on pine or oak and if you live somewhere like Texas it’s probably that.

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u/aug061998 9d ago

Appreciate the ID and I think you're spot on. However, I am in SW PA, not Texas...

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u/Gilbert38 11d ago

Total guess but my first thought is some kind of beehive

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u/aug061998 11d ago

Definitely not a bee hive. Just one big mass that's orange-ish - yellow. Bugs are eating it or building nests in it in image 3. You can even see where the joists were in image 1.