About 2 months ago, I needed help to heal a broken branch. I reached out for advice, and with all the responses, I got to work. I removed all the apples, zip-tied the branch back, and taped it for extra security. Now, 2 months later, it’s still thriving. Thank you all for your help! 
I saw the first photo and thought, “Wait a minute, I’ve seen this before…”
Yay, an update! I’m so glad it looks like it’s taking! Keep an eye on it and maybe thin some of the apples next year to help it continue recovering. I’m excited that it’s holding on!
It might also be a good idea to put another brace pole under that branch since it’ll be a weak joint for a little while.
Report back every six months. There can be a lot of residual “life” left in the branch to make it “appear” that it is “thriving”. That doesn’t mean it healed well or will do well in the next few years. It is a permanent weak point in the structure of the tree.
Thanks for the update!
What you need to do is learn to prune and train it properly for strength. This would not have happened had it been pruned annually since the day of planting, trained for proper branch angles, and if the fruit had been thinned in the spring. Long branches are weak branches and more fruit is not better.
If you leave it as is, I can assure you it will break itself apart—again.
I’ll try to do that, as long as I don’t forget about it…
I like how you reminded him of what the first person said. That way, he won’t forget.
Just a suggestion: try anything other than “what you need to do is” - it comes across as preachy and dickish despite the content you’re offering having value. “What I might suggest you try” or similar will likely garner a more receptive response on average
After seeing split trees fill the fruit tree-related subs repeatedly when it was entirely preventable, I believe it really is a need. Everyone has different relationships with terminology based on their personal experiences. Personally, I’d prefer someone credible to tell me what I need to do. But I understand your point.
English isn’t everyone’s first language and even if it is the person might not be the best speaker. What I might suggest you try is to see the intention (which was to help) and not the language used. There was nothing dickish about it.