Betel palm trunk near the central region had a higher moisture content than near the peripheral region. The moisture content near the bottom and peripheral region of the trunk were the lowest. The upper of the trunk showed a smoother change in the moisture content. The strength of peripheral region of betel palm trunk was lower than that of the woods of Pinus morrisonicola、Michelia compressa, which have the same values of specific gravity. The multiple regression analysis showed that the factors affecting the velocity of stress wave in betel nut trunk were density and moisture content. During the period from green to fiber saturation point (F.S.P.), the velocity of stress wave increased slowly, but it increased sharply when the moisture content decreased below F.S.P..