Abstract: Twenty-nine Catalpa bungei clones, including 28 new test clones and one control, YQ1, were induced to choose fine clones in coastal area in Jiangsu Province. Growth indices, such as diameter at breast height (DBH), height (H), were monitored in a 2-year-old Catalpa bungei test forest. The range was 3.24 - 5.24 cm, with the mean of 4.13 cm, for DBH, and 3.48-5.18 m, with mean of 4.34 m for H, for all 29 clones. There were 9 clones for DBH, and 6 clones for H, were higher then YQ1. 29 clones were clustered to 4 groups through cluster analysis, and significantly differences were found among these 4 groups for DBH and H. 008-1-3, with highest DBH and H, was found to be the best clones, and 4-2-2-5, 4-2-6-8, 4-2-8-3 and 6523-4 were also chose out due to higher DBH and H. These 5 clones could be planted in coastal area.