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[Justin West <cjustinwest@gmail.com>]

 When I bench graft I tend to use either a whip and tongue or use grafting pliers.  I then wrap the union with one inch parafilm starting from the bottom up, then dip the rest of the scion in grafting wax to seal it completely.  buds break through that just fine, it cannot dry out, and it saves cost vs using parafilm on the whole scion.  I learned this method from Martin Crawford of the Agroforestry Research Trust in Devon UK and have been using it successfully for years.  He, incidentally, has a book coming out this week on Edible Forest Gardening.  I can recommend it to anyone implementing high diversity small scale food production around their home. https://secure.agroforestry.co.uk/publs2003.html
Justin West
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