Like many of my trees, this is the first intervention this year, a chop (minor trunk), trim and added a bit of wire. It's still very much in development and, roots willing, will be transferred to a bonsai pot next season. Escallonia are a pain with their incessant crotch budding - spent a good 15 minutes getting rid of the tufty growths and buds that refuse to be rubbed off (did the same ones last year). As compensation they have good bark and red flowers.