posted 8 years ago
You can move the rootstock when the trees are dormant and the ground is not frozen. If you have the time, and can protect the trees (from extreme cold/nibblers) during the winter, then planting now makes sense as it will be one less thing to worry about in the Spring. I find that the professional nurseries do a much better job of protecting the trees than I do, so my preference is to have the rootstock delivered in late winter and graft a few weeks later in early spring.