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Jbog,
100 seeds is a lot of seeds to plant in a tray. The tray would have to be pretty large. I have a wooden box that is about 3" deep and is 5' long and 3' wide to start black pine seeds in. I fill it with sand and placed my seeds in it and kept it moist. I had to pretty much water it twice a day for the sand is free draining and drys out quickly. After a week or so the seeds start to sprout. I wait until the seedlings start to show a redish color in the stem then I transplant into pond baskets. But before I transplant them I cut the roots and stem to about 1/4 to 1/2 inch from the top, then dip in hormones and plant. This will create roots closer to the top and more of them. I know that starting trees from seed is a process that takes a few years but with black pine you can have a very nice tree in about 5 years.
A Friend in bonsai
John
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