My darling 3 year old pulled on a branch of my pink plumeria. Can I save it without cutting it? These plants are my hobby and hold special meaning being that we broke them home from our honeymoon in Maui. I've attached some photos from 3 different angles. Right now the branch is being held up by the house but the pictures were taken with no support. TIA

Hi Myagerreff,
If the branch is actually broken away from the main stem, I don't know if there's a way for it to heal but you can lop that branch off, let it sit out for about 24 to 48 hours to callous over and then plant it; it will form roots and you will have a new tree!

We have a Plumeria forum here on garden.org that you might be interested in, with many members who grow and love those beauties: http://garden.org/forums/view/...

Thanks. It doesn't appear to be broken completely off. It looks like he really bent it. It isn't hanging down just sits a little lower then usual. Will these branches ever mend themselves? Thank you for your response!

I would splint it - it should be fine.

with the splint. I have had small cracks that have healed over time with just support from Popsicle sticks and painter's tape. Worth a try, right? I totally get that your plumeria are special. I have some very special ones that might just kill me if they died! Ok well maybe not but I would be very, very sad.

I'm so glad to hear that a branch will heal by splinting ... had no idea!