Id shrub please

Id please and when's the best time to prune back please, about 5" x 4"

 

My guess is Escallonia.

Not sure when to prune, but, when you do, please may I have some of your prunings? I love escallonia

 

Agree with Mum.
Escallonia.

This is the advice from RHS for pruning Escallonia. It falls into group 9.
see...

http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/profile.aspx?PID=168

 

Thank you Mum, don't think posty will like pushing it through the letter box
Thank you Silver Surfer will go for a read

 

I'm not sure it is Escallonia, the flowers don't usually open up as much as this. Crush the leaves Jiffy and if they have a citrus smell, then yes it's Escallonia. You can prune any time of year.

I have sixty feet of hedging to look after, this one is shared with my neighbour.

 

There are different sp of Escallonia.
Jiffy's pics are definitely Escallonia.
Possibly it is Escallonia Langleyensis. The flowers of which are more open.

http://www.aphotoflora.com/af_escallonia_x_langleyensis_escallonia.html



http://www.shootgardening.co.uk/plant/escallonia-langleyensis

 

I know there are different types Silver Surfer, but I haven't seen one with a flower that opens so fully before.

 

Sheal there is no citrus smell when i crush some leaves or i couldn't smell it

 

After Sheal mentioned the citrus smell of crushed leaves on another thread, I went round a garden with several different Escallonia, crushing and smelling.
I couldn't smell any citrus either!

By the way Escallonia can come with Red or pink or White flowers.
There are now many named cultivars sold as well as species.
A favourite of mine is Escallonia Iveyi a white flowered one.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=escallonia iveyi&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=np&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=5etFUOfhO4LM0QWM4oGQDA&biw=1184&bih=594&sei=6-tFUOHAN8vM0AW72YEQ

http://www.growsonyou.com/photo/slideshow/217489-escallonia-iveyi/all

Maybe it is just Escallonia macrantha that has scented crushed leaves. I have no idea?
See.


http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=gcIJ6VdD-xUC&pg=PA305&lpg=PA305&dq=escallonia crushed leaves scented&source=bl&ots=mmOYAsoDVe&sig=hflmEramL36MP8Qkq55mvPP7JAY&hl=en#v=onepage&q=escallonia crushed leaves scented&f=false

 

I'm surprised at that, when I've trimmed my hedges they smell quite strongly.