grafting and budding citrus

[jtnguyen333]

I'm in zone 10a, san diego area.  Is now the right time to graft and bud citrus yet?

[Bomand]

You can do it now. I like temps to be in the 7ps. Im in zone 9 and my favorite time to graft and bud is April. Bark is slipping good so you can bud.....rootstock will take a cleft graft. I graft some during winter. Mild weather makes me do it.

[spaugh]

James, I had luck grafting anytime with citrus.  Plain old cleft grafts are pretty much 100% takes. 

[EricSC]

You can do it now. I like temps to be in the 7ps. Im in zone 9 and my favorite time to graft and bud is April. Bark is slipping good so you can bud.....rootstock will take a cleft graft. I graft some during winter. Mild weather makes me do it.

How about when the temps are at 80s?  Is Sep-Oct a good time in CA which has temps at 80s?

[Millet]

I would be surprised if the  bark is normally slipping in September in CA?  Or do you intend to do a cleft graft?

[Seanny]

I did  a couple of grafts last week.
Bark on pummelo seedling was slipping.

[EricSC]

I had no good luck with cleft.  Chip seems better for me.   But not sure about do it with temps at 90s.

[DaveinNoVA]

My favorite grafts lately have been veneers. For some reason they just seem to take and grow quickly.  And I can slowly cut back the upper portion of the root stock.

[Millet]

Veneer is a good graft with a high success rate.