that wound looks like it has been there for years ...

and i think the white specks are normal bark ...

hard to go much further w/o a pic of the tree as a whole ...

and the peeps in the fruit forum .. who i have never seen here.. might be better able to help ...

ken

Thanks, Ken. I did post there yesterday, and got what I believe is sound advice.

Here is a link that might be useful: duplicate post

I agree with the suggestion in your other thread: Eutypa canker. Remove the branch when the weather is consistently dry.

Jean,
who gardened in Long Beach, CA, for 30-some years.

Thanks for confirming that, Jean.