Thank you all for the tips and suggestions I appreciate it.
A quick update: The one seed that swelled the most germinated already, in 4 days! My book and other sources said it would take about 4 weeks, so I am impressed. This picture shows the seed and the scarification site:
Edit: Actually, my book says with filing/hot water scarification, it should germinate in about 3 months. But I found another source that says 10-14 days, but could take up to 21 days. No matter how you cut it, this seed germinated quickly. Here is the source for that:
https://forestry.usu.edu/files...
