Garden Detective: Harvesting and planting cypress seed pods

I have a question about Italian cypress, in particular their seed pods. I would like to harvest and plant as many as I can. What is the best way to accomplish this task?

Source: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/12/03/4088053/garden-detective-harvesting-and.html

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