Abstract:The seven trees species——Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica etc. were measured by using the Preesure-Volume Technique for two years (1986—1987) in semi-arid region, Huhhot, Inner Mongolia. The measured trees planred in the same site types were middle-aged. The results showed that the whole Osmotic Potential (πP) and Relative Water Content (RWC) of measured branches in the early period when the protoplasm separated from the cell wall could be used as physiological index for comparing the drought-endurance of trees. The higher value of πP (absolute value) and lower value of RWC are physiological features of stronger drought-endurance. The indexes changed with seasons and phenological phase during the annual growch period. During growing period of branch the value of πP is least and the value of RWC is the greatest, but the value of πP is the greatest, the value of RWC is the least when the branches all lignified. By means of using the minimum value of πP and the annual variation value of πP express the drought-endurance, the results are satisfactory.