The effects of grafting/budding techniques (crown grafting, and T-budding and patch budding) and grafting date (May, June and August) on graft success, bud growth rate, shoot diameter and shoot length were investigated in two years. Grafting success was the highest (40.6%) in T-buddings while it was 34.6% in patch buddings and 21.7% in crown grafts. Buddings made in May were superior for budding success (43.2%), bud growth rate (89.6%) and shoot length (100.2 cm). Although June buddings had higher bud take success (53.4%) only 31.8% of successful buddings grew into shoots, and shoot length was very short (20.2cm). August buddings had the lowest bud take (16.3%) and none of the successful buddings grow into shoots because they were killed by winter colds.