I don't see anything that would concern me. Nice to be overly cautious but I have left some out into the low 30s with no long term ill effects.

Yeah I didn't see anything either.

Plumeria really only has issues with cold and insects. Speay it with neem oil if you're concerned about the latter.

Other than that, I wouldn't worry much. They can take a lot of abuse.

When I was a kid, trying to get rid of the spider mites on one, I literally *steamed* it. I also held a cigarette lighter under the leaves to burn the mites (I went nuclear. Spider mites SUCK).

The Plumeria in question is still growing fine today.

They're pretty hardy. I wouldn't worry too much. Most of the problems you have with plumeria is rooting, occasional pests, and trying to get it to flower more.

Hello Good People!

THANKS for the feed back! I am nervous because it's a bit softer and flimsy than usual on higher parts of the stems. A couple leaves yellowed overnight but that could be due to the weather changing and less light during the day, I assume. I zoomed in the pictures just in case but I happy so happy the consensus is positive.

It's worth noting that at those temps the soil mix should be relatively dry. Watering should be infrequent, compared to summer.

I'm not certain as to what it could be but I have seen it before and not experienced any issues. My Opinion is...its some sort of surface damage done by insects or fungus when the branch was young and soft. By this time next year this green wood will have matured some more and have greyish green appearance and these specs will not be very noticeable.

As you are nearing the end of growing season why not give it a preventative spray of neem oil as recommended above. I regularly use the stuff as a preventative. Just be aware about leaf burn if you do it during a hot day or full sun.

I can probably purchase neem oil from a grocery store/whole foods - would I need to dilute neem oil with water? Appreciate the feedback!

In lieu of being paranoid, three to four inches of the tops on both branches are the only parts that are softer than i remember. As if its deflating... I cant help to poke with a fine needle to see if latex is going to come out, a couple spots havent, but that may be because I might of needed to prick a little deeper 50/50. I have not watered very much in approx 3 wks because of the warmer/colder weather going into fall. However, I did spray with water generously a couple times. Wondering if it could be dehydrated because of the deflated texture, but of course water is tricky when a plumeria isnt in its best condition. Also, the plumeria is leaning to one side - that probably isnt good either...

I was wondering if i should get a fine tipped grafting knife, or something similar, to make an incision and see if there is any rotting going on??? Any further thoughts or suggestions from you good people, I would happily be in receipt.

- Merci Beacoup

Hello Good People!

Temperatures have increased this week up to the 80'S during the day with warm nights. I decided to gamble and give it some water and it is doing very well! Firm and not flimsy at at all.

I took the plumeria out of its container to assist the watering to dry faster, its compacted/pot bound. The soil matter consists of 60% orchid bark and 40% cactus mix. I noticed the very fine roots attached to the bark... not certain if I should shake soil off to repot into larger container or let it be and just repot as is, to do so next spring... Temps will be decreasing in a couple days again.

Well, I would not have guessed it needed water but thank you all for your feedback! Very much so appreciated!

I would wait until the spring to up pot it. and at the same time you could give it a slight root pruning by roughing up the sides of the root ball to open it back up.

If it's something you're going to have to move inside, be sure to prune it in a few years. Once it gets to the height you want it, prune once a year so it will branch out if it isn't branching already. If left to it's own devices, they will sometimes get 3 foot long branches before branching again, and they make it a huge pain to move inside and outside.

Yours is at least 2 years off from that, though. Probably more like 3.