Jerilee, I’m planning on grafting at the exchange so bring it in we’ll do a postmortem with the ‘who done it’ questions in person

It sounds like a candidate for a cleft graft, though whip & tongue grafts work pretty good up to a point. Actually the whip & tongue is the superior of the two, so if you could find a big fat piece of scion wood of something you want - that would work. I’ve suggested folks head back to the scion tables and find a larger piece and they’ve come back with a different variety because it was bigger. Don’t do that - if you want a certain variety, we can make about anything work (most of the time). In fact, a couple of small scions would work best for a cleft graft. So snag your wood first then get in line.

Although you may still be asked for admission at the door, the scion wood would be ‘free’ - and tell them ‘Viron’ said you’re due a free repair then find me, same weird name as here. Actually, my favorite grafts have been just what you’re asking, with many folks over the years having asked something similar on this forum. I cut my teeth on top-working way before bench grafting so begin to salivate when I see a real tree in line