Damaged Plumeria/Frangipani

[Tropic]

Hi,

There was a crazy storm last night and unfortunately a large lower branch of my plumeria/frangipani snapped. Now there is a large wound in the main trunk. Will the tree be fine or is there nothing that can be done to save it?

So far I've only cut the the leaves/small fronds off the broken branch to reduce the weight.

If anyone has any suggestions that would be great!

[tropicbreeze]

I'd remove the broken branch, clean up the wound and paint it with grafting paint. Frangipani heals up very fast. The broken branch could be cut up and use as cuttings to get more plants if you want.

[Jerry@TreeZoo]

You might try to cut back the broken branch severely, to take the weight off of it. Maybe leaving only 12 inches or so, maybe to where there are some leaves. You could then draw the the two "splits" together using tie tape or something similar. If the split grows back "together" your tree is on its way to healing, or sealing might be a better word. You probably should not allow the broken branch to grow much, only enough to supply a few leaves and energy back to the sealing union. After a few years remove the branch just above the split as that branch will never be strong enough to hold a lot of weight.

Plumeria have very weak branches but root very easily. If worse comes to worst, just cut off the strongest and most attractive branch and start it again as Tropicbreeze suggests.

[Tropic]

Thanks for the help guys! Really appreciate it!