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  • Answered by
    Downtoearthdigs on
    July 11, 2015
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    Unfortunately if you hope to replant the area you will need to remove the root system of the Escallonia.
    This will insure the best success with your new plantings.
    Here is a link with more information.

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/environmental/planting-in-old-spaces.htm

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  • Answered by
    Downtoearthdigs on
    June 7, 2016
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    You may be on the outside edge of wintering over this hedge if you have all ready had winter die back.

    It needs to be in a protected area.

    Here is an article to refresh you on the care requirements.

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/escallonia/growing-an-escallonia-hedge.htm

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  • Answered by
    Downtoearthdigs on
    July 29, 2017
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    These plants can live 20 to 50 years.
    This link will refresh you on the care requirements.

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/escallonia/growing-an-escallonia-hedge.htm

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  • Answered by
    Downtoearthdigs on
    October 31, 2017
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    Escallonia can be planted in the spring or fall, anytime the weather is not excessively hot. It is best to plant when it is not in bloom, in very early spring or in late fall, but the plant has a long blooming season so it can be hard to find that time.

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  • Answered by
    Downtoearthdigs on
    November 11, 2017
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    If they need pruning, escallonia should be pruned in late summer. Pruning in the late fall or spring could cause lack of flowering.

    Here are some general reasons a plant would not flower:
    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/environmental/plant-not-blooming.htm

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  • Answered by
    drtreelove on
    June 8, 2018
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    Hello,
    Thank you for sending us your gardening question.

    Possibly an Escallonia. Have you seen any flowers yet? When it flowers you an get a better identification.

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/escallonia/growing-an-escallonia-hedge.htm

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  • Answered by
    drtreelove on
    October 16, 2018
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    The primary issue is most likely to be sunlight access, if the health tops is shading out the light to the sides.
    Without a photo I can only guess based on experience, that pruning of the top will allow more sunlight to reach the lower portions on the sides. Thinning can help, if you or your gardener know how to get in there and open up the densely foliated top to allow some filtered light to penetrate. And/or height reduction pruning. Sometimes a radical reduction in spring is needed to stimulate new growth.
    Another pruning technique is to shape the hedge with the lower portion wider and tapering in at the top. That way, even at high noon the sunlight can reach the lower portion of the hedge.
    Good soil fertility and water management should also be considered.
    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/escallonia/growing-an-escallonia-hedge.htm

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