Abstract:Fine root growth and distribution were investigated by the soil coring method respectively in Chinese fir plantations of first and second rotations. Biomass of live fine roots decreased markedly after Chinese fir plantation continuously cropping for one rotation, with biomass of live fine root of first rotation ranging from 646.4 to 799.7 g/m 2 , and second rotation falling into 284.4~536.9 g/m 2 . The farther the sampling point from the tree per se, the less the biomass of live fine root to certa...