Abstract:The community composition of Abies fargesii and the population structure of dominant species in this community was studied using a sample plot method. The research plot was located in Shennongjia National Nature Reserve. Results showed that the appearance of community was characterized by evergreen phanerophytes plants with microphyll or mesophyll, coriaceous and single leaf. The vertical structure of the community can be clearly divided into four layers: tree layer, shrub layer, herb layer and developed moss layer. Dominant families of the community were Pinaceae, Betulaceae, Ericaceae and Aceraceae. The floral composition could be divided into 12 areal-types and 3 subtypes. North-temperate elements were plentiful, indicating that the community was closely related to that of the temperate zone. Abies fargesii was the outstanding dominant species in the community, especially in the tree layer; its importance value reached 54.3%. It suggested that Abies fargesii population was a developing population, as there were more seedlings and young trees than old trees. It was found that saplings were established more frequently in gaps than under the close canopy, which indicated a pattern of gap regeneration. The height structure of Abies fargesii population presented reverse pyramid shape, most individuals were 24-30m high (62.2%), and trees with heights between 27m and 30m accounted for 29.3%. Crown size structure of the population showed a typical reversed J shape. The individuals of Abies fargesii concentrated in small crown classes; 30.8% of them were smaller than 5m2 and the 8th class was absent. 87.4% of the individuals developed crowns smaller than 20m2, this was related to the features of conifer trees. An exponential correlation was observed between crown size and DBH, with a regression curve at y=2.7118e0.0308x,R2=0.520. The relation between crown size and DBH was more obvious than that between crown size and height.