Abstract: Spalting is the coloration on wood produced by fungi, of which, zone lines forming intricate patterns are ornamental. Researches indicate that fungal zone lines are preferentially formed in certain wood species to others. For the purpose of artificially producing spalted wood with zone lines, a survey was launched in the wood specimen of Southwest Forestry University and in the wild. Results show that zone lines rarely occurred in softwoods and often occurred in hardwoods belonging to Jualandaceae, Aceraceae, Corylaceae, Betulaceae, Sterculiaceae, Lauraceae, etc., but was not detected in Dipterocarpaceae, Rutaceae, Sapindaceae, Myrtaceae, etc., The wood species prone to forming zone lines inclnde Acer mono Maxim, Alnus nepalensis D. Don., Albizzia julibrissin Durazz., Michelia alba DC., Ficus virens Ait., Cyclocarya paliurus (Batal.)Iljinsk., Phoebe neurantha (Hemsl.)Gamble, Populus davidiana Dode, etc.