I've never seen this plant but everything should cone at sometime during it's life. A lot of witches' brooms supposedly have never coned, it's the majority. A friend once told me the reason was that "all witches' brooms are female." I can't say I've ever researched that though. If it is true, then a pollinator would need to be in proximity such as a species-tree. Some cone heavily, annually, producing viable seed. These are very are... Non witches' brooms found as branch mutations or chimera's I can't comment on. If you were to go to a large conifer mega-arboretum such as Rich's Foxwillow Pines Nursery where there are 50 acres of cultivars planted next to each other as far as you can see... you'll find that many of these "variants" as I'll call them produce cones. In this situation, it becomes the majority. One more thing that needs to be considered about his nursery is that almost all of the conifers are mature making them much more capable of seed-production.

Dax

Ok,
good to know, thanks.

Benjamin

I'm going to test you on it at a later date whether or not your intention was only to find out cone color or if it simply cones at all.

Dax

Well, is today a "later date" enough for the test LOL.

Anyone growing this plant in the Midwest and if so - who sells them?

Thanks
Marshall