I need help! The wind blew our beautiful tree over and completely broke a branch off. How do I save the branch and make sure the tree is ok? We live in NJ.

I bought routing hormone powder but I've read so much at this point that I'm not sure if I should powder and plant or leave alone for a week or two.

Its distressing for you, I sympathize- on the other hand, I sometimes wish mine would break like that and relieve me of deciding whether to prune one of those three branches. No rush on the broken piece, someone will probably be along soon. The stub, I expect will sprout and you'll have a more compact tree.
Do you keep it growing over winter or plan to let it dry and go dormant? Now you have a choice, let the big one dry, keep the smaller new one growing- if it has time and light enough to root. Again, need someone more experienced with Pumeria..

leave it alone for at least 2 weeks , or until cut end is all all solid and healed over , then plant in loose sandy soil. I don't use powder but I it wont hurt . good luck

sallyg said:Its distressing for you, I sympathize- on the other hand, I sometimes wish mine would break like that and relieve me of deciding whether to prune one of those three branches. No rush on the broken piece, someone will probably be along soon. The stub, I expect will sprout and you'll have a more compact tree.
Do you keep it growing over winter or plan to let it dry and go dormant? Now you have a choice, let the big one dry, keep the smaller new one growing- if it has time and light enough to root. Again, need someone more experienced with Pumeria..

Wait... what do you mean by let it go dry?

We brought 2 sticks home 9 years ago and bring both in for the winter. Once our nights stay above 55/60 we put the outside for the season.

The other one is a red plumeria and needs to be trimmed but I'm scared to touch it.

Don't be afraid to prune your red one. They take to pruning easily, and proper pruning will make it bushier and less prone to wind damage. those Y shaped ones are always at risk because the weight of the leaves, flowers, and then new growth is way out there on a spindly branch . When you prune you will get two to four new branches just below the cut. For the same reason, I don't recommend rooting that as it is, but making about three cuttings about 12" long from the ends of the branches and the trunk...ideally in the spring, but with a heat mat, maybe sooner, if you don't want to wait. I have seen them stored over winter in vermiculite

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sallyg said:https://www.houstonchronicle.com/life/gardening/article/Say-goodbye-to-your-plumeria-at-least-for-a-while-6627871.php

Thank you so much. If I read it correctly, I can bring this plant (our red one) in for winter and now is the best time to trim the long branches?