Abstract:Abstracts:In order to increase tree species of soil and water conservation forest in western Hubei mountainous area, and play a positive exemplary role in promoting the forestry projects and tree species structure adjustment in the region.Alnus cremastogyne and Liriodendron chinensehad been used the soil and water conservation forest,and its growth rate, canopy density, root growth,surface litter amount had been compared with the native tree species in same stand conditions. The results showed that those two species adopted in western Hubei mountainous area afforestation environment, and then have high survival rate, fast growth, fast forest closure canopy, well root system and soil conservation , large amount of surface litter with good soil and water conservation; meanwhile, difficult tending management and low cost,and it play an exemplary role in water and soil conservation forest in western Hubei mountainous area.