michael wrote:
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the traditional advice of taking the scions in January and grafting in
April does not work as well as taking the scions late February,and
grafting late March/early April.In this way the scions do not have
time to dry out(especially if they are thin).It would be interesting
to hear of other experience on timing for grafting.Best of Luck,Michael

I've done this too - scions cut late feb / early march and stored in the
bottom of the fridge, wrapped in polythene, untill needed.