In order to have an example for my grafting class, I dug up a sucker in the orchard and grafted it the 2nd week of February.
I kept it in a pot of course. Very early whip and tongue graft for my area, but I wanted to show the students a success.
This could could have been done earlier.
Steve---- Zone 6 in Pennsylvania
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*Subject:* [NAFEX] What time to graft apples?
Is there a definitive time that grafting of apples can begin?
Knowing the earliest possible time might make it possible to cut a
scion and walk over to another tree and graft it on, all on the
same day. I'm hoping that there is a window of possibility for
this, although obviously a tree can't be both dormant and budding
at the same time. I've heard to wait until the bark "slips" but
never really knew what that meant. Waiting for the buds to swell
is another possibility, but bud swelling here often starts with
just a few buds on a warm day and then stops until the weather
warms again. Also, when is it too late to graft?
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