Failed grafts, 2 years old

[nwmn]

So 3 years ago I grafted some b118 rootstock with 5 varieties of scion wood. First winter I had them in town at my parents', and some deer got to them where there's typically never deer. Needless to say, only 4 scions had a bud remaining while the rest were nibbled past the scion. Fast forward 2 years and now they are getting pretty thick and tall. I don't know how to graft them now that the rootstock has grown into a tree? Initially I was going to just let the rootstock go, but thinking about it, I've got some scion wood from the honeycrisp and Wolf river trees that didn't die. Could I create a Frankentree and have a few scions replace the branches that are currently growing?

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[nwmn]

I'm heading to the farm tomorrow, so I'll post some pictures. I'd like to get some nice apple trees out of these roostocks. I may be better off cutting it back a ways and order scion wood to match the diameter?

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[greyphase]

Yes you should be able to cleft graft to the branches. I've done this several times with good success.

 

[Neahawg]

You have several options depending on the size of the branch you are grafting. Look up videos of cleft grafting and rind grafting.

Rind graft

Cleft graft

 

[nwmn]

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[nwmn]

These are the trees, the purple looking ones are the rootstock trees, where the rest are maples or the successful grafts. I'm thinking of going with whip and tongue grafts on these as they are the same diameter and I will be able to prune the honeycrisp and wolf river ones for scionwood. Should I stick with whip grafts? I may need to go online and find scionwood and create a few frankentrees for fun. When is best time to graft these? Wait until buds start to swell?

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