Abstract:Abstracts:The influence of morphological characteristics (including 4 types of trim, Hight(H), Crown width(C), Crown hight(H') and Diameter at breast (or Base) height of 18 garden plants) on leaf area index (LAI) was studied in Wuhan City. The results showed that type of trim had no significant influence on LAI,and LAI were positively related with H and H'(except in the situation that tree stem formed closed heart), negtivly related with D, not obviously related to C. Among 4 different types of plants (tree, shrub, evergreen plant and deciduous plant), LAI showed positive correlation with H and H'(except shrub), and D and C showed inverse correlation (except evergreen plant and shrub). LAI of tree and deciduous plant were respectively higher than that of shrub and evergreen plant.