Abstract: Burkholderia cepacia complex(BCC)contains 17 closely related species,which are generally found in the environment particularly in association with plants. Some of them were exploited for biocontrol, bioremediation and plant growth promotion purposes. But some of BCC species are also dangerous opportunistic human pathogens. The paper briefly reviewed in its biology characteristics, genomovars and genomes, biocontrol mechanism, safety evaluation, application and prospect analysis. It is a key question to correctly distinguish non-virulence strains from BCC. We proposed eight key points associated with applications of BCC strain in Chinese forestry. All of these will provide newly information and explore a better strategy to take advantage of these strains for the forestry research.