Jeff Thies wrote:

Every now and then some poor plant or bush in garden gets lopped off.
The latest was a cuke that had a tree branch fall on it. I now just have
the stem poking up. Is there any way to fix or at least alleviate the
damage?

Best to plant anew... with no axillary bud remaining an annual won't
leaf.

To my chagrin, weeds always seem to easily recover.

Jeff
(not such a good gardener!)

Weeds are typically perennial.