[Greenbuilding] Mold resistant wood?

[Chris Green]

t.keating at rainforestrelief.org wrote:
> <snip> black locust, a domestic wood that is  
> extremely rot-resistant. 
Is it ever:
> The primary use of black locust wood has been for fence posts which, 
> due to flavonoids in the heartwood, can endure for over 100 years in 
> the soil.
100 years, without preservatives. Should make for good duckboards in a 
shower then.

Of course, decay resistance isn't quite the same thing as being mold 
resistant...

Source of quote: 
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proceedings1990/V1-278.html

Cheers,

Chris Green.