One year old Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Ceratonia siliqua and Zizyphus mauritiana raised in polythene tubes were planted on 18-2-1975 in deep alluvial clay loam soil at Peshawar and each plant irrigated with four gallons of water at planting. The rainfall during 1975 and 1976 was 439 and 554mm respectively (annual average 377mm). On 5-1-1977 the survival of E. camaldulensis was 97% against 52 for Z. mauritiana and 53 for C. siliqua. The mean height of E. camaldulensis was 5m and mean diameter 5cm.