Hello all, I'm a gardener in Southern California, and I have three plumeria that I'm trying to decide what to do with.
I just planted these plumeria about two, maybe three years ago. Three of them took off like gangbusters and looks like they got too heavy for their trunks. I have three major branches, one from each tree, that have partially broken off and are resting on the ground. I'm trying to decide what my options are, and what the next steps should be. I'm guessing the damage is too extensive to try to graft them back together. Has anyone tried that?
As I see it, I probably need to fully remove the branches, cut them into smaller units, trim the leaves off and let them sit over the winter to root in the spring. That's hard to do though, because even just laying there they are so pretty.
So, one question is, would it be okay to let them lay there until they start wilting, then perform the steps?
Or, being only middle of September, should I try to plant them now and get them started before winter?
Any advice, including what to do with the remaining trees would be appreciated. I will probably end up trying to lighten up their other branches so the same thing doesn't happen to them.
Thanks in advance for any advice!
*EDIT: I'm not sure why my images aren't showing... I'll keep working on it but here's a link to the images: imgur.com/a/COnB94R
Plumeria 1
Plumeria 2
Plumeria 3
