Hi friends,

To keep it short: is the measured branch mature enough to grow as its own tree? If so, where would be the best spot to do the cut? Lastly, would it be enough to plant it in the same pot as its mother, where the soil isn't highlighted red? (done to show where the mother's roots span to)

And on an unrelated note, are the small pots pictured in the second photo too close to the window? They have pine seeds in them that I planted last Tuesday, using mostly the same conifer soil with two different tops to see which yields the best results. I ask to make sure that sunlight isn't the factor that prevents them from germinating.

The other posts proximity to the window is fine unless it really causes the pot and seedling to heat up badly in the day. That being said as far as germination goes they don't really need any light to do that (just afterward). I cold stratify seeds and in the spring just bring the containers out of the fridge and throw them on top of it, after a week or so the start sprouting on there own. If you are trying to germinate a pine species that grows in a climate with deciduous trees, you may have needed to cold stratify them first in order for them to germinate (unless they where pre-stratified prior to you acquiring them).