The invention discloses a container seedling culture method of a valuable and rare woody oil crop shinyleaf yellowhorn seed. The container seedling culture method comprises the steps: S1, seed collection; S2, seed cleaning, selection and grading; S3, seed after-ripening treatment; S4, laminated substrate preparation; S5, variable-temperature lamination; S6, germination treatment; S7, seeding; andS8, field management. The container seedling culture method has the beneficial effects that the emergence speed and emergence rate of the shinyleaf yellowhorn seed are high, seeds are saved, the method is simple and convenient, local materials are used, the quality of the cultured nursery stock is good, the seedling culture cost is low, the survival rate of field planting is high, and the method is a good method for rapid seedling culture and propagation expansion of shinyleaf yellowhorn.