After stratifying for 4 months and sowing on 3/1, I realized one has germinated yesterday but I see no leaves on the end.. why does it look like this? The brown you see is the tip of it, btw.

Also from what I researched about this species on seed growing, sources said it can take up to a year to germinate even with stratification. 2 of them germinated while still under the stratification(although Im pretty sure they rotted as the tips were brown and I don’t see any new growth since sowing) and this one germinated. Could these possibly be mislabeled? I got it from Sheffield’s seeds.