guffmeister

Hey all! Hope you can help me out here,

I friend of mine in Japan, who knew I collected bonsai, collected some pine cones for me when I recently visited last October. I let them open a bit more, and collected the seeds. It was only a small cone, but I removed 20 decent seeds and a couple not so good. I did all the necessary scarification, and left them in a plastic bag to stay cool in my basement over the summer. However, I completely forgot about them, and found them just in time about three weeks to a month ago, on the point of germination. The recent warm weather must have got to them.

The problem I'm faced with now is that a.) I don't know what species the tree is...all I know is that 6 initial needles have emerged from the seeds, and b.) They have about two months of growing left before it starts getting cold and have to endure a winter.

What I want to know is...does anyone who grows pine regularly know which species grows six initial needles (I know that this number of needles may not be the number of needles the pine will produce from its later candles.) Also, will the pine survive a winter after only 2 or so months growth?

Your help will be appreciated.

Ta

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