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In a message dated 2/10/2009 3:11:48 PM Eastern Standard Time, disk@iserv.net writes:

> Two years ago I got some b9 rootstock that I never got around to grafting.Around 100 of them.I only do dormant grafting.They are quite large now in the nursery.1/2 inch??What is the best way to graft now for a rookie grafter?Modified cleft graft??        thanks Skip S. z5-6


Skip,

 My suggestion is waiting until growth has begun, then move up to a point where the understock and scion stick are equal in size, then use a splice or whip & tongue graft. If there are limbs below this level, cut them off. If the main stem is split into two leaders can graft one variety to each. This will work very very well. 

Jerry


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