Howdy, I still have these - not for seeds though - unless if they are rare seeds. Nothing has sparked my interest yet. Adguy, they would not branch yet - they are slow to branch, unless if you snip the top off - which I don't advise anyway, at this young and tender age. Mine never brown - I would take them out of the direct sun, or at least move it a little further away so that it's bright light, but not direct. With the longer days now, they may be getting more than 2 hours now. The greenhouse sounds like a great idea - as long as it is heated. Keep me posted!

These have not been carefully screened for size-availability or location relative to where you live, but here are a few sources you might check with. All report having larger-sized Araucaria araucana available. Architectural Plants Ltd. Nuthurst, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 6LH 01403 891772 or Woodgate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 3SU 01243 545008 Dulford Nurseries Cullompton, Devon, EX15 2DG 01884 266361 Evergreen Conifer Centre Rock, Near Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY14 9RB 01299 266581 Mallet Court Nursery Curry Mallet, Marshway, Taunton, TA3 6SY 01823 481493 Rare & Exotic Plants / Woodshoot Nurseries Kings Bromley, Staffordshire, DE13 7HN 01543 472233 Thornhayes Nursery St Andrews Wood, Dulford, Cullompton, Devon, EX15 2DF 01884 266746 Weasdale Nurseries Newbiggin on Lune, Kirby Stephen, Cumbria, CA17 4LX 015396 23246

Hi - I noticed you want hybiscus and mallow seeds - what about some rose of sharon? I have white/deep maroon and pink/purple. I would love some monkey puzzle seeds.

The most recently posted Long Island street view is from 2012! No proof they are still there after the 2 polar vortex winters. And the other recent winter that was very cold in New England but not as much down here. (2016 IIRC: well below 0F on Martha's Vineyard. Have no idea how LI fared) They often look out of place in typical residential settings but I think those twin Seattle trees suit the house and are well taken care of so I give them a pass! Good catch GG. I am actually wondering if the NW DC, Bethesda, and Baltimore trees survived this horrid summer...by far the most humid I can remember. We barely had any comfortable dewpoints throughout September, not until the last few days. USUALLY cold fronts start pushing in some crisp weather by the 2nd week of Sept. It was a constant steambath since May. And yes it is humid compared to the PNW, but constant dewpoints 70F or above are not normal at least up here. There's a reason you see at least a few old ironclad rhodies in the DC/Baltimore area, but none in the deep south. And other than the late June/early July drought/heatwave - just long enough to be a nuisance - incredible rainy spells, one after another. I'm lucky to have only lost a couple important rhodies to root rot. OTOH it was nice to not worry about watering the 6 or so new planted camellias in my garden. They are so thirsty in the first year!