posted 6 years ago
I was taught to remove the bud then graft it into the parent tree.
To remove a bud from a scion you want to cut deep enough to take some wood behind the bud (nice sharp enough to cut you when you look at it knife, or use a razor knife).
Once the bud it removed, make a T slit in the bark all the way through the cambium layer then insert the bud and wrap in place with rubber band material, when the rubber band rots off, the bud should have taken nicely.
If it begins to form a branch and the wound looks like it is swelling a lot, you can remove the band and be safe.