Abstract:As a type of forest resource with largest distribut ion and quantity in Gullied Loess Plateau Area, black locust plays an irreplacea ble role in ecological environment protection. However, the current situation is not optimistic, that is, many Black locust stands on bad site take weak sign an d form due to poor management, which results in low-yielding forest and even “ little old man” forest with annual growth less than 1m3/hm2.Traditional way to deal with this is to raise forest productivity through sho...