Understanding the relationship between climate and growth at different heights gives insight into the mechanisms by which trees respond to climate change. In this paper, tree-ring data at different heights (0.3, 1.3, 4, 10, 15, 20, and 25 m,) on the north side of Korean pine (Pinus koraiensis) trees on Changbai Mountain were collected from 155 cores, taken from 25 Korean pine trees. Dendrochronology and a multiple comparison method (LSD) were used to analyze the radial growth characteristic and the climate-growth relationship. The results show that the trends in annual radial growth of Korean pine at different heights were essentially identical. Apart from an abnormal increase in the annual radial growth at a height of 20 m around 1980, the annual radial growths at other heights showed a downward trend. The most obvious variations were found at the base (0.3 m and 1.3 m) and crown (20 m) of Korean pines. With increasing tree height, the annual growth rates at different heights were all reduced. The maximum growth rate was observed at a height of 0.3 m, which was significantly different from the annual growth rates at 10 m and 15 m (P<0. 05). We identified a differential response of radial growth to temperature and precipitation at different heights, depending on whether the height was above or below 10 m. Radial growth at heights below 10 m was mainly controlled by temperature, particularly at a height of 4 m. The radial growth at 0.3 m and 1.3 m was significantly positively correlated with monthly mean temperature in September of the previous growing season (P<0. 05) and significantly negatively correlated with the monthly mean and maximum temperatures in June of the current growing season (P<0.05), respectively. At a height of 4 m, the radial growth was significantly negatively correlated with the temperature at the beginning of current growing season (May and June) (P<0.05). The positive influences of precipitation on radial growth became stronger and the impact of temperature on growth also changed with increasing tree height. Radial growth at heights above 10 m was strongly affected by both temperature and precipitation. The radial growth of Korean pine at a height of 10 m was much more sensitive to the climate than that at other heights. Radial growth at a height of 10 m was significantly negatively correlated with the temperature in the current growing season,and significantly positively correlated with precipitation at end of the previous and current growing seasons (September) (P<0.05). The radial growth at a height of 15 m was significantly positively correlated with the monthly minimum temperature and precipitation in September of the previous season (P<0.05),but negatively correlated with the monthly mean temperature in May of the current season (P<0.05). At a height of 20 m, radial growth was significantly positively correlated with the monthly mean and maximum and minimum temperatures in March of the current season, and with the monthly mean temperature in July of the current season (P<0.05).