Controlling for the steep slopes and vertical hill profiles in Northern China is an important issue in ecological reclamation practices by soil and water conservation.There are many hills and steep slopes in the area which make ecological environment difficult to restore.This paper mainly discusses slope afforestation using 5 species of climbing greening plants suitable for Northern China

such as Parthenocissus tricuspidata

Pueraria lobata Ohwi and Trichosanthes kirilowii.The growth characteristics of these plants and their merits and demerits are evaluated.According to different slope features

the principles of plant distribution and its concrete species are expounded

and some advanced supplementary measures necessary for planting are presented.