Having taken a sneaky day off work I decided to do a little repotting. This Escallonia  needed done as drainage was poor and I wanted to change the front and potting angle slightly.

Bit of a lip on the pot so out with the root saw.

A good mass of root but surprisingly not totally pot bound. Drainage issue must have been due to compacted fertiliser pellets breaking down into the top layer.

After a cut back and wash out. I did manage to get rid of the very last bit of garden soil.

Back into the Walsall Ceramics pot. I do want to change this at some point but am still looking for the ideal pot. A mix of Akadama and koyodama which proved successful last time.

Potted up and ready for a good watering.

The final image.

The slight front change and tilt below.

Next step will be the treatment of the deadwood. Tricky with the tree as the wood rots fast if wet , but also hard to get the right colouring as jin seal looks too harsh. You’ll see how I get on with this here of course.