The 19th Academic Symposium of the Tree Introduction and Acclimatization Professional Committee of the Chinese Society of Forestry was held from March 30 to April 1, 2026, in Xi’an, China. The event was organized by the Committee and the Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, and hosted by the Xi'an Botanical Garden of Shaanxi Province.

The symposium provided an important academic platform for in-depth discussions on topics such as the introduction, conservation, and innovative utilization of exotic tree species, as well as recent research progress on valuable native, rare, and endangered tree species in China.

Over 70 experts and scholars from 20 universities, research institutes, and organizations attended the symposium, including representatives from the Kunming Institute of Botany (Chinese Academy of Sciences), Beijing Forestry University, and China Three Gorges Corporation. Participants engaged in extensive discussions on key issues, including criteria for evaluating successful tree introduction, future research priorities in tree introduction and acclimatization, the impact of artificial intelligence on this field, biodiversity conservation, and the international system for protecting new plant varieties.



The symposium established a high-level academic exchange platform for researchers across China. It promoted the sharing of recent achievements in tree introduction and acclimatization research, supported the needs of major national ecological projects, and encouraged continued innovation in the discipline.