The invention discloses a castanopsis hystrix tender branch tissue culture and propagation method which comprises the following procedures of explant selection, explant treatment, initial bud induction culture, multiplication culture, strong bud culture and rooting culture. Underyearling semi-lignified and robustly growing castanopsis hystrix tender branches are collected as explants, the explants are inoculated into an initial bud induction medium after being treated by trimming and sterilization and disinfection treatment to acquire initial buds, then the initial buds are inoculated into a proliferation medium to carry out proliferation culture for 3-4 cycles to form multiple bud clusters, the multiple bud clusters access to a strong bud medium to be cultured, and finally, single buds with height being larger than or equal to 2cm are inserted into a rooting medium to be induced to grow roots. According to the castanopsis hystrix tender branch tissue culture and propagation method, the castanopsis hystrix seedling cycle is shortened, a seedling material is saved, the problems that the amount of materials needed by seedling is more, the cycle is long and the like in the traditional seedling method are overcome, the production cost is greatly lowered, the production efficiency is improved, and the castanopsis hystrix tender branch tissue culture and propagation method has better economic benefit, social benefit and ecological benefit.