The invention discloses a planting method for increasing the bare-rooted seedling afforestation survival rate with water-saving irrigation. The planting method comprises the following steps: I, selecting tree species: selecting any one of the trees species pinus thunbergii, platycladus orientalis, elm, robinia pseudoacacia, cotinus coggygria and fraxinus chinensis; II, digging a planting hole: confirming the shape and the specification of the planting hole according to the type of the afforestation land and the specification of a seedling, wherein the planting hole generally takes the shape of a circular truncated cone in a plain area, the specification of the planting hole can be slightly large in a non-salt and alkali area, the diameter of the upper part of the planting hole is 60-80 cm, the diameter of the lower part of the planting hole is 40-60 cm, and the depth of the planting hole is 60-80 cm, and in a plain salt and alkali area, the diameter of the upper part of the planting hole is 50-60 cm, the diameter of the lower part of the planting hole is 40-50 cm, and the depth of the planting hole is 50-60 cm. By adoption of the planting method, limited moisture can be concentrated around the root system of the seedling and is not easy to evaporate or diffuse, water supply to the root system of the seedling in the key survival period can be assisted, sucking of weeds to moisture and nutrient in soil can be reduced, an ideal small environment is provided for survival and growth of seedling root systems, the afforestation survival rate can be ensured, and the problems that the afforestation irrigation cost is high and the afforestation survival rate is low in a water-deficient area are solved.