I started learning to graft last year. Currently I have a couple of Yuzu buds (which I grafted last August) that have just started to grow in the past week. It's taken around 10 months in total with these, but other things I've grafted this spring are already growing after around 1.5-2 months. If the bud eyes are still green, I wouldn't worry too much yet, just be patient.

thank you Scott_6B
was getting a little nerves about this grafting thing first try and i did 8 graft on one tree... just think i wood see some thing going on
with them ... just hope i did it right ....
thank for your time....
swimmingfree

all 8 of my graft are cleft grafting with grafting tape and a thin rubber band its been 2 weeks sens i did the grafts... all the graft are green but no sine of growth on then as of yet ...
qustion
shood i pull the rubber bans off or live then on?????
thank for your time...
swimmingfree

You want to leave them as they are until you get a decent flush.

thank you will do ...
swimmingfree

For reference here's one of my limequat cleft grafts. It was grafted in early May (here in Massachusetts) and it started to flush around 1.5 to 2 weeks ago. Two of the four cleft grafts on this FD rootstock look about like this, the other two are only just possibly starting to show signs of growth. I am not planning on doing anything until the flush is mature enough to not break when removing the Parafilm.

Be patient.

Scott_6B
boy you did good on your grafts...

im trying to Be patient and will do ...
swimmingfree

swimmingfree,

even down here, I rarely see that clefts start flushing in less than three weeks. Be patient. Regarding "bandages", I usually keep them for at least 4 weeks.

Good luck!

GT thank you for the info ....
im just freaking out to munch first time doing this and i need it to work out ..
swimmingfree

well this in 2 days it will be 5 weeks sens i did the graft and no growth on then as of yet... im thinking of cutting the other growth back some
on the root stock in hopes of forcing the graft to start to bud out .... heres a photo of it and there are 8 graft on it the tree.....
question is shooed i cut back the growth of the root stock to force the graft to grow
thank for you time and input..
swimmingfree

mrtexas nice photo

i don't understand why bud wood cant be sent from taxes , Florida or California to Michigan ???? i do no you cant send to other cystitis growing states ... up here we are not one of then ... i m not up set with you mrtexas you must do what you think is wright ....
swimmingfree
ps
still wood like to no if i shood give the root stock tree a hair cut???

well its been 12 weeks and no growth on the grafts but its in deep shade and winter is coming .. need some input from you guys shood i unwrap then and look or put it in the sun ????
please help me out ....
swimmingfree

well winter is here in Michigan we have had snow on the grown cents the 20th of last mouth... weeee.... life been nuts ... but on to what the form is about .... the graft on my root stock some are green and some are brown but none show new growth... thay are rape in the grafting tape ..thank you guys that sent me cutting for grafting .... some of the cutting that were left over i try rooting ... i have 4 green stick left of them i all so got a bunch of Flying Dragon cutting to try to root ended up with 7 that are still green but no new growth on them .... yes im put rooting hormone on them all ... the potting soils i use is hi in peetmose and pear lite... dont no what im doing wrong????

thank you for your input....
swimmingfree


wood like to get some Flying Dragon seeds after Christmas if some one has some left..