Abstract:Abstract:116 plus trees of Pinus massoniana were selected from its main distribution areas in Hubei province during 1991 to 1992. The stand for half sib progeny test was established in 1994. The growth traits, stem straightness, index of bark thickness and modulus of elasticity (MOE) were investigated and analyzed in 2011. Results indicated that there were significant differences (P<0.01) among all the families in height, DBH, stem volume and MOE, and there were great genetic variations among all these plus trees. Family heritability of height, DBH and stem volume reached 0.689, 0.729 and 0.791 respectively, which were higher than single tree heritability. Therefore, it was feasible to obtain great genetic gains through family selection due to the fact that the growth traits of families were under strong genetic control. The family heritability of MOE was 0.507, indicating that it was under moderate genetic control. However, it was low for index of bark thickness. According to the selection criteria which was set as bigger than the sum of mean plus one standard deviation, 14, 14, 15 and 14 families were selected for tree height, DBH, stem volume and MOE,with genetic gains reaching 6.4%、11.1%、28.1% and 6.6%, respectively.