This morning, due to careless handling, a box fell, knocking over several heavy objects, resulting in four fatalities. Two other men were injured.
Wow, must have been an anvil or something. That damage is impressive.
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How awesome it would be to get some solid glue and carefully repair them.
Cicadas killed a bunch of my young trees in 2020 but I was able to save two of them by cutting them all the way down to the ground. Now they’re thriving.
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Candidates for some kintsugi? 
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Glue for very rigid plastics can work… but any with high petroleum or slightly soft/flexible nature… very hard to make a lasting repair. Thankfully none look inordinately expensive or irreplaceable. I would not use Super Glue. Your best bet is a 2-part epoxy resin.
About what @drifand said, “kintsugi”…
this is what I did for a porcelain teapot lid that unfortunately broke, but in pretty clean pieces that enabled me to fuse them back together.
I kept an eye out on eBay and eventually one turned up, but the seller wanted more than double what I’d originally paid… and since the lid has held up well to the steaming heat of hot tea without the glue crumbling, I kind of like this distinctive “decoration.” Nobody else in the entire world has this exact teapot.
In 2020, Brood IX periodical cicadas emerged in parts of Virginia, North Carolina, and West Virginia after 17 years underground. This emergence was a once-in-17-year event for this particular brood. Millions of cicadas emerged, causing a noticeable sound and leaving molted husks behind.
I remember that. It was one more insane thing on top of an already upside down year–the pandemic. So glad you were able to rescue some of your trees. I saw an amazing video about grafting where large healthy branches are cut first, then grafted into the main trunk, to promote faster recovery.
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Maybe not for kintsugi, but certainly for donating parts. It wasn’t that bad; there were fifteen other pencils in the same box that came out intact. I threw them away myself; I must be half-witted😖
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Most trees bought in a nursery are grafted (especially designer ones) because they grow easier on root stock.
It was a tough year, I attempt bonsai trees (though my kill rate is pretty high) I have a couple working out OK so far though.
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One is “Niwaki” in the ground. I’m trying them as well with my black pines
Yeah, I was going to say, from the looks of them… not worth your time trying to repair. I thought maybe there was some sentimental value in play. When my niece was about 6 years old, her favorite pen was accidentally sat on breaking the plastic tube in half. Her mom offered to buy her another, but she was so distraught because she’d decorated the pen with some stickers. I glued it back together using a good quality epoxy resin. And then she just put a sticker over the repair seam.
I’ve gotten some semi-trashed pencils and pens in lots… and what I’ve done with them is just cannibalize for usable parts. Sometimes an eraser cap just might fit another pencil that is missing one. 
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