The chip bud is cut while holding the budstick with the apical end toward the budder. A thin slice of wood with a scion bud is removed by making a smooth upward cut about one inch long and just into the wood. A second cut is made at the top of the first cut, forming a notch . A chip is removed from the rootstock in a similar manner. However, if the scion bud is smaller than the rootstock, matching the cambium layers along one side is often adequate.
Cambial tissue is a thin layer between the bark and the wood of a tree.
This is an area of active cellular growth of a tree. The scion should be wrapped as described for T budding so that all cut edges are completely covered. Naturally occurring plant hormones produced in the upper portion of the rootstock seedling may prevent the scion bud from growing unless the bud is forced. Then the seedling top is pushed over to lay on the ground. This procedure is known as lopping .