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David,
I cut my scion wood as late as possible, rinse it with water, shake off 
excess, wrap in plastic food wrap, label the bundle, slip bundle in a large 
"freezer quality" ziploc (often 6-8 bundles per ziploc), store in a fridge 
kept 32-38 degrees.  When short of rootstock, I have grafted wood stored that 
way as long as 14 months later with good success.
Jim Nottke, z7 NC

-----Original Message-----
>From: david.maxwell@dal.ca
>Sent: Feb 25, 2011 7:40 AM
>To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
>Subject: [NAFEX] treatment of scions
>
>I suspect that there is more belief than science involved, and that I may 
>trigger strongly held 
>opinions, but I would like to seek the collective wisdom on the best way to 
>store scion wood.  
>I have always put a little bit of moist paper towel over the cut ends, put 
>them in a Baggie, and 
>stored them in the fridge until spring.  I have recently had strong 
>objections that this will result 
>in the scions becoming mouldy because of the humidity, (and indeed they do 
>sometimes 
>develop a surface growth of a white mould, but this does not seem to affect 
>the takes, or do 
>the scions the slightest harm).  It was suggested that the better way is to 
>dip the ends in 
>some sort of wax to "seal" them, and then store them dry. Will they dry out 
>like this, and will 
>the drying not kill the scions just as surely?   Any thoughts or advice?
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