Broken Honeysuckle . . . repair ideas?

[laurentian]

I was wondering if anyone here can help me.

A honeysuckle tree that grows against my neighbour's wall has blown down in the winds yesterday.

It was previously secured with simple string on a nail and I'm surprised it has lasted this long using that method to be honest but yesterdauy's wind blew the thing over - see photos below.

Does anyone have any ideas on how we could stand it up again and ensure its survival? I'm pretty confident that I could stand it up and secure it to the wall somehow but I don';t know whether anything needs to be done to the trunk where it has split - any help appreciated.

 

[fossyant]

The trunk may heal, but I'd get some of the nail in plant supports (you can whack them in the mortar) then tie it up carefully.

 

[fossyant]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/28421091...K9QOM-b4xEiJBkNV13pHmW3oHD2xMTaRoCuHYQAvD_BwE

Used these for climbing roses, and wire to hold in place

 

[T4tomo]

its likely to recover better by giving it a drastic prune. it will then sprout new growth. its grows fairly quickly anyway

 

[mistyoptic]

Don’t worry too much. When our garden swing died and had to be replaced, I cut the honeysuckle off 6” above the ground. A year later it’s back to the top of the swing.

Put in some robust support for the regrowth

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Not a honeysuckle but a sturdy Clematis on a garden arch.
The red alert storm destroyed the arch, I had to cut the climber right back to maybe 20cm.
It's now on top of the new arch, very much alive.

 

[Ian H]

Honeysuckle (=woodbine) needs support to wind around. But as said, it will recover quickly if you prune it.