Docynia delavayi (Franch.) Schneid. is a wild fruit tree, which can be widely used for medicinal and edible with a high value of exploitation and utilization. To gain greater insight into the genetic variation of growth traits in D. delavayi, we investigated the growth traits of a total of 62 half-sib families from 10 provenances. Based on the data of growth traits, variation analysis, correlation analysis, principal component analysis, estimation of genetic parameters and comprehensive analysis were carried on. The results of variance analysis showed that all traits, except for branch length, were significant or extremely significant differences among provenances, while among families, only leaf width showed no significantly different. The results of correlation analysis showed that all growth traits, except for branch length and petiole length, had a significant or extremely significant correlation with the geo-climatic factors. Three principal components were extracted by principal component analysis, they were used as indicators for the comprehensive evaluation of D. delavayi from different provenances, and five excellent provenances were selected (LC, LH, SD, YJ, XY). The results of genetic parameters estimation showed that all indicators except leaf length and leaf width had a high potential for genetic improvement. Therefore, five traits (SH, GD, BL, PL, TNL)were used as comprehensive index to select superior families, and a total of 20 superior families were selected. This study will lay a theoretical foundation and practical guidance for the genetic improvement of D. delavayi.