Earliest you've collected good scion.

[bigboreblr]

Going hunting to spot I dont get to too often. Was looking to get some scion from a big dog and blue pearmain tree there. Will hydrate, sterilize, and seal them up If I collect some. Going to be pruning while I am there anyways.

I did some scion from mid january last year and it did ok. Thinking these guys will be good too. Sealed in a bag in the fridge. I recall freezer wasn't a good idea.

 

[Turkey Creek]

It will probably be fine if it stays hydrated and kept close to freezing consistently.

 

[Telemark]

Hydrated, but not TOO hydrated. I've lost scions every possible way. This year I'm trying peat moss to regulate humidity and pH in my seed bags and scion bags.

Earliest I will take scions will be first week of January, and that is out of necessity.

 

[sandbur]

Some of those in the western prairie provinces collect scion in the fall and bury them in buckets with a lid and in the ground. They have good luck.