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[Devin Smith <dvidedevo@yahoo.com>]

I would like to graft some new arguta varietiesI recently obtained, and was 
wondering if anyone on the list had pointers. I tried a couple last year and 
they bled like crazy and failed to take. Is it the case that you want to wait 
until after the flush of growth is well underway, at which point they bleed 
much less? I noticed fuzzy kiwi growers discussing making incisions further 
down the stem to relieve some of the pressure, which makes some sense. I 
wondered as well about grafting early before the buds have pushed. I don't 
know what kind of temps it takes to callus argutas, but apparently people are 
topworking apples in my neck of the woods (I've always waited until around 
the time the buds are breaking-- usually May 1st or so) Anyone tried this? 
Another option is some one year old plants grown from cuttings that are down 
in my basement now. They don't have much of a root system yet and are in 
small pots, so I thought they might be less apt to bleed. Any thoughts or 
experiences to share? I drove a long way to get these new varieties (and a 
lot of other stuff) and would hate to lose them (which are Michigan State and 
Geneva by the way)
-Devin