Yeah...it's certainly unusual. I'm not even sure how much of a freeze it was, but there was one morning this year where we had a light dusting of frost on the lawn at sunrise and had to run the heat on the windshield before the wipers would clear it. It certainly doesn't freeze enough for stone fruit like cherries to produce blossoms here, though.
Anyway, Liz says we'd moved the plumeria into the garage by then, and I haven't noticed any of the plumeria planted in the ground around the neighborhood dying off after those cold nights, so it *probably* wasn't a freeze.
As you say, Hetty, the low humidity here is a beast -- it'll dry out even very hardy plants before you can blink! (tomatoes absolutely love it, though.). Hetty, if it is sunburn like you suspect and the low soil level in the pot is contributing to it, what would you recommend doing? I'm going to try taking a cutting from the largest tip, but I'm also hopeful that the base of the tree with in-tact roots can come back from this substantial pruning. If I fill the pot with additional soil will that help protect the trunk, or just lead to problems with rot down the line? Is there anything I can do to help the stump leaf out and survive after its trauma?
And thanks for the welcome, both of you!
