From: pintiha@jhmi.edu   
      
   On Friday, July 26, 2019 at 5:45:01 PM UTC-4, T wrote:   
   > Hi All,   
   >    
   > In my never ending quest to grow a Jeffery pine, I   
   > found a couple of green pine cones that the wind   
   > blew off a Jeffery pine tree.  They had both started   
   > to turn brown in spots.   
   >    
   > Now I have tried collecting mature pine cones, but the   
   > varmints and wind have always clean out all the seeds.  So   
   > I figured I just put the green cones in an open cardboard   
   > box in the garage safely away from varmints and let the   
   > mature.   
   >    
   > Your thoughts?   
   >    
   > -T   
      
   Maybe you could try burying them in the box with some potting soil and keep   
   moist. I'm not sure if they'll sprout that way but it might be worth a try.   
   We're at the end of blackberry season here in Maryland, so I'm going to try   
   planting a few to see if    
   they grow.   
      
   Paul   
      
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