| 【Objective】The study was carried out to understand the resource distribution characteristics and the
industrial development status of precious tree species in Guangdong province, and then provide references for scientific
breeding and high efficient utilization of precious tree species resources to achieve the precise improvement of forest
quality in Guangdong province. 【Method】The species composition, distribution characteristics, seedling cultivation,
demonstration base construction, under-forest planting and breeding, timber processing and utilization status and industrial
development trend of the precious tree species in 21 cities of Guangdong province were investigated through questionnaire
survey and filed survey methods.【Result】That there were a total of 53 precious tree species（belonging to 22 families and
36 genera）with a coverage area of 93 900 hectares in Guangdong province, accounting for 0.99% of the total forest area of the whole province. The main forest types were young mixed artificial plantations, which could hardly provide timber for the
precious tree species market. The main species were Castanopsis hystrix, Aquilaria sinensis, Michelia macclurei, Dalbergia
odorifera, Santalum album, Ginkgo biloba and Acacia melanoxylon, accounting for about 96.63% of the total precious tree
species area in Guangdong province. There were 85 cultivating demonstration bases for precious tree species with a total area
of 6 733 hectares distributed sporadically in Guangdong province, of which 65.4% were private enterprises. There were many
types of products associated with precious tree species, but no large-scale enterprise was found. The main product types in
Guangdong province were precious tree species seedlings, furniture, carving crafts, crops and animals planted under forest
etc. 【Conclusion】Strengthening the study on breeding and high efficient cultivation technology, scaling the development of
superior precious tree species, innovating forest stand transformation technology, increasing the utilization of middle-age forest
thinning resources, developing short term products and tertiary industry are the main important directions for the development of
precious tree species industry in Guangdong province under current situation. |
