Abstract: In order to investigate the effects of two conventional management practices shading and fertilization on the growth of Heptacodium miconioides cuttings after field planting, two-year-old rooted cutting was used as the experimental material. A two-factor completely randomized block design was adopted, with two light environments: no shading (full sunlight, L₀) and shading (60% shading intensity, L₁), and three fertilizer treatments with different N, P, and K ratios were applied: high-phosphorus compound fertilizer (N-P₂O₅-K₂O = 15-15-15, total nutrients ≥ 45%, N₁₅), high-potassium fertilizer (N-P₂O₅-K₂O = 19-6-22, total nutrients ≥ 47%, N₁₉), and a no-fertilizer control (N₀). The study examined the effects of different treatments on the photosynthetic pigments, photosynthetic characteristics, chlorophyll fluorescence parameters, non-structural carbohydrates and growt of the transplanted cuttings. The results showed that the net photosynthetic rate (P_n), minimum fluorescence under light (F_o'), effective photochemical quantum yield of PSII (F_v'/F_m'), photochemical quenching coefficient (q_P), soluble sugar content, starch content, NSC and ground diameter growth of L₁ treatment were significantly lower than those of L₀ treatment. The P_n of the two groups of fertilization treatments was higher than that of N₀ treatment, and the soluble sugar content, starch content, NSC and ground diameter growth of leaves were significantly higher than those of N₀ treatment. The P_n, NSC and ground diameter growth of N₁₉ treatment were 17.87 % and 13.06 %, 21.93 % and 22.35 %, 25.59 % and 24.48 % higher than those of N₀ treatment in L₀ and L₁ light environments, respectively, which were better than those of N₁₅ treatment. In conclusion, under the experimental conditions of this study, 60% shading intensity was unfavorable for the growth of transplanted H. miconioides cuttings. Fertilization partially alleviated the adverse effects of shading, with the N₁₉ treatment exhibiting superior growth-promoting effects. Therefore, for field reintroduction or landscaping applications near the experimental site, ambient shading should preferably be maintained below 60%. For fertilizer application, compound fertilizer with higher potassium content (N-P₂O₅-K₂O = 19-6-22, total nutrients ≥ 47%) is more suitable.