本书分为总论和各论两部分。总论部分概述了北京地区的自然环境概况，根据气候变化与植物变迁的思路，对北京地区常绿阔叶植物的引种历史、生长表现、园林应用及研究状况，进行了综合述评。各论部分共记载了北京常绿阔叶植物22科36属83种及种下分类单位。按乔木（含小乔木）、灌木（含灌木状乔木）、藤本、竹类、草本顺序排列，详细记述了每种植物的形态特征、自然分布与栽培范围及其在北京的引种应用情况。对形态特征的记述，突出了这些植物在北京地区出现的适应性变化；对北京引种及应用的记述，包括了引种来源、引种时间、栽培分布、立地条件、生长表现、物候变化及冬季景观效果等内容。
Thebookisdividedintotwoparts,generalandmonograph.Inthegeneralpart,thesituationofthenaturalenvironmentinBeijingwassummarized,theintroductionhistory,growthperformance,landscapeapplicationandresearchstatusofbroad-leavedevergreenplantsinBeijingwerereviewedcomprehensivelyandobjectivelybasedonclimatechangeandvegetationchange.Themonographpartisarrangedaccordingtotheorderofarbor(includingsmalltrees),shrub(includingshrubbytreesintheapplicationofBeijinglandscape),woodyclimbers,bambooandherb.Thecharacteristicsofeachplant,naturalandcultivateddistribution,aswellasitsintroductionandapplicationinBeijingweredescribedindetail.Atotalof83speciesandinfraspecifictaxaofbroad-leavedevergreenplantsin22families,36generainBeijingwererecordedinthisbook.ThedescriptionsofcharacteristicshighlighttheadaptationofthoseplantsinBeijing.ThedescriptionsofintroductionandapplicationinBeijingincludetheintroductionsource,time,cultivationdistribution,siteconditions,growthperformance,phenologicalchangesandwinterlandscapeeffect.