Abstract:The trial was established in July 1986 and comprised of 10 provenances of E. nitens and 4 related species, E. globulus, E. maidenii, E. bicostata and E. viminalis. Local seedlots of E. globulus and E. maidenii were includedas contral. 4-year results indicated that there were significant difference between species and between provenances in the growth of height, diameter andvolume. Provenance from Federation Range (12401) has the heighest growthrate while provenance from Marshalls SPUR(15015)has the lowest. The volume of provenance 12401 was 2.5 times as much as that of 15015. At age 4,the volume of E. nitens was 23% and 45% larger than that of local E. globulus and local E. maidenii respectively. Bioclimatic analysis showed that E.nitens appeared to have great potential in plantation forestry in Yunnan-Gui-zhou plateau area. It would also be promising in the east part of Sichuan and the south Jiangxi and Hunan Province as well as south Jiangsu Province andnorth Zhejiang Province.