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Cone Collection
Seed Transfer
Estimating Seed and Collection Needs
Cone Crop Forecasts
Cone Surveys
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Rating the Collection
Evaluating Seed Quality
Assessing Cone and Seed Ripeness
Problems Associated with Immature Seed
Methods for Evaluating Seed Ripeness
Losing a Cone Crop
Planning the Collection
Collecting Cones
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Assessing Cone and Seed Ripeness

Early in the summer shortly before the expected cone collection, you must sample cones to determine cone and seed ripeness, count live filled seed, and check for damage to the seeds.
   
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