Abstract:The relationship between softwood longitudinal permeability and its structure was systematically studied based upon the principles of flow. The results showed that the specific permeability coefficient (K) was proportional to the number of flow paths every unit area, the ratio of average tracheid length to the equivalent thickness of the pit membrane and the specific permeability coefficient of pit openings. The results had been tested and were in a good agreement with the data presented by Jiang(1993).