Huge problem here. In moving and planting a large 24" container bearss lime in the ground, two large branches were damaged and cracked in the move. One of the cracks was on the largest branch off the main trunk. I taped the branches but want to know if anyone can tell me if these will heal or if I will probably lose the tree.

Thanks for any input.

John

No you will not lose the tree.
Just plant it the way you should be and if that is my tree I would cut the one that broke maybe 1/2 inch above the broken branch. If it becomes lopsided I'd cut the other one so it will be balanced. I wouldn't be worried how much I cut because I know it will grow like a vengiance once it is ready. Since Summer is approaching you will see new growth(a bunch) in no time.
That happens to me several times.
If you tried to save the broken limbs, it's going to be weak and a little wind will break it again.
That happenned to me with my Fuji apple. It had so much fruit the whole half of the tree fell off. And it happenned to my Dancy mandarinand to my persimmons. Same thing too much fruit. You thought you'd learn your lesson but not me.
I tried to save the branch but it left a big opening in the wood so I finally cut them off.
Today, all of them made it and today lots of new flush came with it and none felt it.
You may experience a much lesser fruit this summer bu that's all.
And balanced too.

I've got one branch that were accidentally broken by the workers doing the room addition. It is hanging by a thread, but still alive and load with fruitlets. So I temporarily repaired it like grafting, tied with rubber band and splinted. But I wasn't saving that branch, I am trying to save the future fruits. But as soon as the fruits are harvested, I will cut the branch, because I know it is weak.

Joe:
That's what I did with my Fuji.
The branch was not completely off but was and the tip was laying down all the way to the ground but still attached to the main trunk. So I waited for about 3 months until I was able to harvest all the fruit and then I cut it off.
I tried to tie up my Honey and support it so many ways thinking that it would heal itself up just like grafting but it did not. I still could see the break even though they were overlap so I end up cutting it anyways.
I was able to harvest on all of the breaks. I even had pics taken together with the branch attached.

Wow. Thanks very much for the input. There is a ton of immature limes on both branches. I hope they ripen ok.