This study was carried in Mt. Paektu on the border between North Korea and China. The dominant communities of evergreen broad-leaved trees were Rhododendron aureum community, Dryas octopetala var. asiatica community, Rhododendron redowskianum community and Phyllodoce coerulea community. The evergreen broad-leaved trees investigated consist of a total 34 taxa : 4 forms, 16 varieties, 14 species, 10 genera, 5 families in Mt Paektu and North Korea(in literature). The soil organic matter and available phosphorus were different according to plant community and altitude.