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[Alan Haigh <alandhaigh@gmail.com>]

I think it's still too early to graft and you would risk having scion wood dry out before connecting if you graft now.  Healing starts as trees begin to grow so I think swollen bud might be perfect because grafts I stick at that time always get best growth- for apples and pears that is.  In my NY Z6 this is usually first week of April.