Abstract: The Pinus massoniana seedlings propagated by‘the seeds from primary clonal seed orchard of Masson pine in Nanning Forestry Research Institute of Guangxi’have characteristics of rapid growth, 36.15%-100.00% greater volume growth than local commercial tree species, straight stem and strong adaptability. The elite variety is suitable for growing in environments of hills and low mountains with elevation 300-800 m, acidic red soil which was developed from the sandstone and sandshale, granite, shale, gneiss and the purple sandshale, and the area with site index≥16, slope less than 35 degrees, deep soil and good drainage.

Key words: Pinus massoniana, elite variety, the seeds from the primary clonal seed orchard, fast-growing