Are you planting all outside or the baggie method, Annette? I finally have some tree peony seedlings from the seeds purchased from the APS convention 2 years ago, they were planted outside in a pot sunk into my garden to make sure I could tell where they were before sprouting. I don't know how fresh the seeds were, most of the herbaceous sprouted 1st spring, all of the tree peonies sprouted 2nd.
Shira-ziku 3 seedlings from around 10 seeds sown
Purple Butterfly in the Wind 1 seedling from around 10 seeds sown