I usually plan to start grafting when the plant is dormant or just comming out of dormanacy....

George-does this mean that you graft dormant onto dormant? If I want to graft some peach tree rootstock with nectarine, another peach or an apricot do I need to harvest the graft wood while it is dormant and wait until the root stock sap is up?

Patsy

Patsy for your fruit trees you need to harvest the scion wood when the tree is dormant. Keep the scions sealed in plastic bags in the refrigerator with a moist paper towel to keep them dormant. When the rootstock shows growth you need to graft. If you graft before spring growth starts the scion may dry before any sap flows into it and the graft will not take. Al

Al, is this true of pines and cedar also or should I plan to do it next month. Penny

Should Clematis be propagated by leaf cuttings when it is dormant or when is the best time to propagate by leaf cuttings?