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[Charles Paradise <machelp@attglobal.net>]

I vote for:

After the roots have established themselves for a year or so.
Charlie Paradise

list@ginda.us wrote:

> I asked this a while ago, but now we are entering grafting season, so
> I'll ask again.
>
> I ordered a couple of new apple trees this year.  I couldn't get
> exactly what I wanted, but I got the rootstocks I wanted, and two of the 
> tops are things I was looking for.  Between those two, and some
> prior grafting, I will own both the rootstocks and scions I want. I plan to 
> graft to put them together.
>
> When would you recommend I do this?  Right away?  Later in the season?
> After the roots have established themselves for a year or so?