Pink Ness

Pink Ness is one of the best of the pink-fruited rowans. The berries are candy-floss pink, and contrast very attractively with the matt green leaves.

The leaves gradually turn orange and red in the late autumn.

Pink Ness grows with a neat columnar habit.

Pink Ness rowan trees for sale

• 11-year bare-root tree £37.00
  Medium size (2.5m-3.5m after 10 years)
  

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• 22-year pot-grown tree £63.00
  In a 12L pot
  Medium size (2.5m-3.5m after 10 years)
  

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How to grow

For the best leaf and berry colours, plant Pink Ness in a sunny position in a good well-drained soils. Like most rowans it is fairly tolerant of urban air pollution.

History

The name Pink Ness is a nice play on the pink-coloured berries, and Ness Botanic Gardens where it was raised.

Pink Ness characteristics

• Gardening skillBeginner
• Attractive featuresAttractive fruitAttractive foliageAutumn foliage colour
• Growth habitUpright
• Height after 10 years3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
• PruningLight prune
• Site conditionsCoastal siteOccasional flooding
• WildlifeAttractive to birds
• Flower colourWhite
• Leaf colourGreen
• Leaf colour - autumnOrange / Red
• Fruit colourPink
• Fruit persistencePersistent
• Country of originUnited Kingdom
• Annual cycleDeciduous

Similar varieties

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  Sorbus rosea
  Rosiness
  Another pink-berry rowan originating from Ness Botanic Gardens.

What will it look like?

Illustrative example of a pot-grown tree of this variety as supplied. Approximate girth: 6/8cm. Trees should reach their mature height after about 10 or more years. We may also have 1-year bare-root trees of this variety - they are not shown here.

How to choose a Rowan or Whitebeam tree

We list more than 50 Sorbus (rowan and whitebeam) trees. Choosing can be difficult! Our article explaining the different berry and leaf colours might help narrow down the selection.