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> About scion length, I would like to hear opinions what length is best.

I have grafted with scions from an inch long and the size of a wooden 
match - a terminal bud on a twig - to some pretty chunky stuff. It 
all depends on what is available.  It's nice to have a couple of buds 
on the scion and pencil size is easy to handle.

--
Hank Parker
Maple syrup, apples
NH zone 3-4
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I've grafted many times with short little scions with one bud when
scions of a variety are in short supply,  Lately I got 11 trees out of
one 12 inch scion, It's better to have two buds on the scion in case one
breaks off.  I try to make my cut (both scion and rootstock) so I slice
through a bud where cambium tissue is thick. I think this increases my
takes. Lee Elliott, Apple Hill Orchard, Winchester, Illinois