胡杨分布地区甚为广泛,在我国,以新疆分布面积最大,数量最多,尤其是在南疆的塔里木河流域和叶尔羌河、喀什河的下游,分布最广,发育最茂密.新疆地区的胡杨,是一项宝贵的荒漠森林资源.在全疆范围内,除北部额尔齐斯河流域部分平原、丘陵地带少见生长外,几乎所有荒漠戈壁平原河沟两岸地区都有它的踪迹.由于它在塔里木河流域面积大,木材蓄积量丰富.因此,成为新疆三大自然林区之一. Populus euphratica distribution area is very wide, in our country, the largest distribution area in Xinjiang, the largest number, especially in the Tarim River and the Yarkant River in southern Xinjiang, Kashi River downstream, the most widely distributed, the most developed dense Populus euphratica in Xinjiang is A precious desert forest resource, except for some plains and hills in the northern part of the Irtysh River basin, almost all of them have their traces in both Xinjiang and Xinjiang areas along the Tarim River Due to the large area of ​​basins and abundant timber, Xinjiang has become one of the three major natural forest areas in Xinjiang.