Insert the scion piece upright on the stock (figure 7).

Pull the four flaps on the stock up into place to cover the four cut surfaces on the scion. Roll the rubber band up onto the flaps to hold them in place (figure 8).

Place the bark strips of the scion in the cracks between the flaps of the stock (figure 9).

Wrap the cut flap areas with flagging tape, green floral tape, white budding tape or a material that stretches to allow expansion of the graft union as it begins to grow. Masking tape and electrical tape cause problems because they have less stretch. Do not let the stock flaps twist during the wrapping operations. The tape should cover the entire cut area of the graft (figure 10).