As for zones, I think it's possible as I've seen at least two of them outside where I live. Surprise! It is not hardy in Germany (with few exceptions), when most of the country is zone 7 and 6. Could you please post a photo of theses trees? And I am very curious to know in which region you are living. Origin of your seeds should be zone 9. It is Aleppo Pine although I don't understand why there are two "p". In French : Pin d'Alep, and of course only one "p" in halepensis.

Hello Hibbs,Pemaquid is beautiful for sure.I live on a cove in Boothbay.I was an R.N.(retired)at Miles Hosp.in Damariscotta for over 20 years so I know the area very well.I just love Maine.Regards Josie

Since this date has passed, I'll give the post a bump. Time is flying!

We took early possession (because we had to be out of our house) and we moved in on Thursday (the 11th of August). We were living in a 1925 Colonial Revival with more than 2,500 square feet and that did not include the full basement (which was a nice space) and a full attic (with its permanent staircase off the upstairs hallway). In other words, it was a massive house, and we had it stuffed to the gills. Moving into our 2,100 square foot brick ranch required some downsizing - which made me happy, happy, happy. We gave away several pieces of furniture, which also made me happy, happy, happy. And I made at least 10 trips to Goodwill with my car stuffed with boxes and bags of donations. My husband owns 90% of the stuff and furniture in our house, and it's just way too much. When I met him, I was a starving writer and I owned two bookcases, one bed (no dresser), one couch and a computer. (I lived a simple life.) So this was an opportunity to shed some of this stuff. I'm so tired of stuff. I really hate stuff. Our new house is on a crawl space (no basement) and the only storage is a small attic area over the garage (only accessible via a rickety pull-down staircase), and a shed in the back. Here are some more photos! :) The new fence went in today! Teddy is a free dog again! She cried like a baby when she was tethered in the back yard. Such a wuss. I told her repeatedly that some dogs live their LIFE on a tether, but she only cried all the more. The yard was fenced on both sides, but we needed to add a piece of connecting fence from the house to the sides. This is the privacy fence, and it was the small piece of fence. We needed about 60' of fence on the other side. More views of the back yard: Here is a link that might be useful: More pictures