The saga continues!

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Very unusual for the cotyledons to push right through the endosperm!

Resin

Thanks Resin. Will be interesting to see how this seedling does!

a few more ghostlings
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P. sabiniana, update
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Here's an update on the P. sabiniana seedlings.

November 19, 2013
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November weather report
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November 22, 2013
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The provenance for these seeds is Mt. Diablo, where according to Wikipedia the lowest temperature on record was 14 ðF (-10 ðC) on February 6, 1989, and on December 14, 1990. Lows of 32 ðF (0 ðC) or lower occur on an average of 15.4 days annually

Had a few cold days in December, 7 days with a lowest temperature of 14F (-10C) or below. The coldest was -6F (-21C).

This one seems to be doing OK.

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Fingers crossed for sucess. I'm grafting a mugo at the moment and in a similar hopeful vigil.

Thanks Severnside! Good luck with the mugo, what kind are you grafting, and what are you using for understock?

I took a scion from a choice mugo of no formal recognition at a local industrial park. The understock is unknown perhaps contorta species. One I plucked as a seedling from a welsh planting a year or two ago. They married up nicely, both parts very fresh and juicy, but I've only left it outside and in the garage in ambient temperatures (luckily no freezes, fairly mild). It's still pristene at six weeks but in winter a dead branch can look such at six weeks. Still the buds look very viable and I dare to hope.

Sounds interesting, please keep us posted!

Cool thread,and great time frame photos with explanations! enjoyable...
Good luck!

Al

Nate, here's a couple of terrible low-light close ups from today of the buds for rough analysis. There seems to be life in them would you say? At seven weeks is this a good sign or can they still be blissfully unaware they are amputated?

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Severnside, I don't see anything wrong with those. Hope you get good results this spring!

This ghostling seems to have made it through the winter!
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Update at one year!

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One would think that Mt. Diablo provenance would be one of the least hardy but then, "logic" often fails!

Johnny

Productive year so far Sluice, you must be thrilled.