attempting to grow pine tree from female cone.

[PNWLadd]

hello hello! this is my first real post here and I'm looking forward to holding conversation.
but on to the topic.
I harvested a female cone from beneath what I believe to be (japanese?[definitly foreign]) pine tree. Where do I even begin? suggestions and criticisms are welcome.
thanks all!!!
P.S. I have never grown a tree from cone. I'm hoping this success will immerse me into the world of growing my favorite plants (conifers)!!

[PNWLadd]

also, I was wondering if it is unwise to harvest female cones straight from the tree itself or do I need to wait to harvest fallen cones?


AND one more thing! more specifically the tree I harvested the fallen cone from was what I believe to be a japanese umbrella pine..

once again. Thanks for all of your input!!

[soil]

you need to start by making sure it has seeds inside. open it up. then plant them.

[PNWLadd]

no germinating process before plantation? no hormones needed? what soil is preferred to start seeds from cone? questionsquestionsquestions

[soil]

no just plant the seed, no chemicals needed, get soil from under a pine tree.

I bet if you posted a picture in the bonsai section here someone would ID it for you.