In this study, the leaf anatomical characteristics and transpiration rate of one-year-old seedlings from three study areas including Qingyuan of Zhejiang Province, Dongkou and Jingzhou of Hunan Province were investigated using a pot planting experiment in which relative soil water content was kept as 75%-80% (control), 55%-60% (mild drought stress), 45%-50% (moderate drought stress), 30%-35% (severe drought stress), respectively. The results showed that drought stress significantly reduced the total thickness of the seedling leaves, the thickne...