The invention discloses a method for cultivating michelia chapensis seedlings and relates to the technical field of tree planting. The method disclosed by the invention mainly comprises the following steps: (1) preparing a seed bed; (2) soaking seeds and accelerating germination; (3) sowing; and (4) carrying out seed bed management. The method provided by the invention is simple and practicable, cultivation parameters are seriously controlled, seed germination rate and survival rate of the seedlings are high, growth speed is high, fertilizer application efficiency is low, and the used insecticide herbicide avoids the problems that insecticide resistance is easily produced and recurrence rate is high when a chemical agent is used and prevents the seeds and seedlings from being influenced by insect pests and weeds.