Abstract: The soils of olive (Olea eurbpaea L.) plantation in Hubei Province (Wuchang County,Yichang Region,and Dangyang County) and Shanxi Province (Chenggu County) were investigated and analysed from 1983 to 1987,at the same time,the relations between olive growth,fruit bearing status and soil chemical properties were also studied.The results show that the best soil conditions being suitable for olive culture are pH 7-8,calcium carbonate 5%,organic matter1.8%,available N 74.4-87.4 mg/kg,available P40 mg/kg,available K200 mg/kg,exchangeable Ca 103-181 m mol/kg,exchan geable Mg 24-34 m mol/kg and the foliar nutritional indices of fruitful tree are N 2.0=2.5%,P2O5 0.14%,K2O1.5%,Ca 04.0%,and MgO 0.8%.Linear regressive equations were established for predicting the production and ferti lization.