【China Daily】Breeding program gives plum yews new life

The first batch of artificially bred Gongshan plum yews were reintroduced to the wild at Gaoligong Mountain National Nature Reserve in Southwest China's Yunnan province recently, marking an important stride in the conservation of the endangered species.

"Out of the 109 artificially bred seedlings of Gongshan plum yews, 35 seedlings, which satisfied the criteria for reintroduction into the wild, were transplanted into a location with a native population at the end of last month," said Pian Li, an official from the Gaoligong Mountain National Nature Reserve.

These transplanted seedlings, which have heights exceeding 35 centimeters, have been tested to be free of viruses in case they might bring pathogens to the wild population, he said.

（China Daily 2025年8月4日 第7版）

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