Alphitonia petriei, Pink Ash

Alphitonia petriei

Alphitonia petriei
“Pink Ash”

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TREE 20 TO 30 METRES TALLAttractive foliage, dull grey underneath & interestingly marked trunk, Greenish cream flowers in Spring/Summer. Good pioneer tree & host to Small Green-banded butterfly.

Suitability
Category	Tall Trees: 10m & Over
Family	Rhamnaceae
Aspect	Full Sun
Soil	Adaptable
Habitat	Wet Sclerophyll Forest
Features
Bird Attracting, Butterfly Plants, Clay Tolerant Species, Frost Tolerant Plants, Rainforest Garden Plants
Localities
Pine Rivers, Sunshine Coast district
Host Plant For These Butterflies
Small Green-banded Blue (Psychonotis caelius)
Fruit & Berry Food source for Birds Below
Australian King-parrot (Alisterus scapularis), Blue-faced Honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis), Brown Cuckoo-dove (Macropygia phasianella), Channel-billed Cuckoo (Scythrops novaehollandiae), Common Koel (Eudynamys scolopacea), Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans), Lewin's Honeyeater (Meliphaga lewinii), Little Lorikeet (Parvipsitta pusilla), Noisy Friarbird (Philemon corniculatus), Pacific Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps longirostris), Pied Currawong (Strepera graculina), Red-winged Parrot (Aprosmictus erythropterus), Rose-crowned Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus regina), Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus), Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis), Superb Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus superbus), Swift Parrot (Lathamus discolor), Topknot Pigeon (Lopholaimus antarcticus), White-headed Pigeon (Columba leucomela), Wompoo Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus magnificus), Wonga Pigeon (Leucosarcia melanoleuca)