Persimmon grafts. How long?

[Lee hall]

I had some really good looking scion wood from multiple trees and bark grafted them to natural rootstock about a week and a half after bud break. The bark peeled easily and sap covered the top of the rootstock. That was two weeks ago an still no green buds. They may have swollen but if so, it wasn't much. How long does it normally take for buds to break after grafting.

 

[Lee hall]

I did a bunch last year but they all failed because I harvested the scions too late (after bud swell) and grafted to still dormant rootstock. This was my first year that I beleive I got it right. We are experiencing 90 degree temps now so I figured if they were gonna break dormancy it would be pretty soon. I would hate to have a complete fail again but I just don't know how long it usually takes.

 

[Lee hall]

Some of my grafts have really kicked off now. Let me see if I can load the pictures.






Some are already trying to bloom. I'm gonna pinch them but almost all of these are looking great. I've gotten about 30% survival so far.

 

[wklman]

Those look great!

 

[Lee hall]

Here are a few new pics. It's amazing how much growth these things can grow in a months time.