Abstract: Studies on genetic transformation of fruit tree have provided new approaches to increasing breeding efficiency, shortening breeding periods, promoting progress of techniques of fruit tree industry and adjusting arrangement of fruit tree industry. Status of genetic transformation of fruit tree in China is reviewed from three aspects including cloning of important genes of fruit tree, regeneration of fruit tree and fruit tree transformation. Studies on important progress of fruit tree transformation in China and abroad are compared. Present problems and strategies of fruit tree transformation in China are pointed out