These bumps are cracking in many places.

This is closer to a joint.

There are some smaller bumps on the bark. These almost look like small wounds that have leaked latex sap. These bumps were present before the hurricane damage. I check some neighboring trees and they have them, too. Normal?

And another look -

Near the bottom of that last picture, the brown spot looks to be oozing.

So do I have a disease that needs treated? There are no leaves at the moment, so this would be a good time to spray - with something. Could this be an insect boring into the plant? I'm really at a loss for what to do.

Any and all suggestions and guidance are appreciated!

Crenda

I do not know anything about plumerias, but wondering about bumps you mentioned were present before the huricane. Oozing would concern me - but I am just thinking about other trees - I remember reading that could is usually a problem. Sorry, I do not want to alarm you sice I have no clue...hopefully someone will chime in.

Rosalee - thanks for the support! I have been letting mine heal on their own time, but these bumps are coming late. Irma was mid-Sept. 2017. This is usually when the leaves start falling off and the tree going dormant. But surprisingly, the tree decided to bloom!

Sadly, that's the best shot I have of the branches. I don't see any brown spots or bumps on the bark - but I'll admit that I wasn't looking, either.

Rina - those crusty spots worry me, too. It looks like dried sap, but I'm really not sure. I wondered if it was because of too much water, which can be a problem during the summers. But that sounds a little silly when I think about it - it's oozing because it is too full? LOL

We have lots of insects since they don't die back in the winter. I have seen lots of wasps on the tree, mostly near the tips. There may be some sort of boring pest getting in there, too.

I just remembered another problem on the same plants! A few branches had some really weird leaves this past summer. I looked for pests and even sprayed with alcohol solution, but I didn't find anything. This looks like it might be a pest of some sort causing problems.

I've had weird shaped leaves before, but that was when our lawn treatment guy sprayed the area with pesticides.

I don't know. Maybe it's a fungus. Or virus. Or insect. And maybe I should just excise a lump and see where that takes me. (I'll freak if a bunch of larvae jump out at me! LOL) And maybe I should take Rosalee's advice and let it do its thing.

Maybe not the same, but similar issue [HERE[(https://www.houzz.com/discussions/strange-canker-disease-on-plumeria-dsvw-vd~2111085). I'd show some pix to the U of Fla.

tj

Thanks, tsugajunkie. I should try to contact the county extension and see if I can get this figured out. Don't know why I didn't think of that! LOL

Looks like normal reaction to the warm high UV Florida sun. You are right that rubbing branches are bad. Either remove one,or you could spread them apart with plastic tape. I would just prune. The weird leaves could be the lawn guys hot fertilizers caused that.

Overall..normal healthy Plumeria you got there.

I sent pictures to the Country Extension office and had a friend who works at the local parks take a look in person. Consensus seems to be sunburn. Of course I'll keep an eye on this and watch for changes, but I'm relieved for now.

Thanks to everyone for your help!

Hi Crenda,

Given that they're kin to Oleander, Adenium and Pachypodium, which are known to have sap (that can be an irritant or worse), my guess is that they're dried sap in response to wounds of some type or a virus that affects the surface. Either way, I don't think they're going to be anything more threatening than they already are - no real enemy to the health of the plant, just visually an eyesorelet. That stump of a branch might heal on its own, but I'd perform surgery on it, pack the cauterized/sanitized cut with flowers of sulphur, and keep it dry for a month or so.