Abstract:This study aims to explore the absorption, utilization, and distribution of soil nutrients in Lonicera caerulea L. plantations through intercropping with Chinese herbal medicine, and provide a reference for the sustainable development of Lonicera caerulea L. intercropping systems. Using Lonicera caerulea L., a characteristic economic crop in Heilongjiang Province, and Paeonia veitchii, a traditional Chinese medicinal herb, as research objects, two planting modes(M1 and M2) and three fertilization levels were established. Through plot surveys and soil sampling, the spatial distribution of soil nutrients under different fertilization levels and intercropping modes was analyzed. For alkali-hydrolyzable nitrogen, in M1, nutrient competition sites shifted towards the Lonicera caerulea L. region as fertilization levels increased, whereas in M2, these sites remained primarily near the Paeonia veitchii region. In the M1T1 treatment, the lowest variation coefficient of available phosphorus occurred at the 0-10 cm soil depth. In M1, increasing fertilization levels caused nutrient competition sites to move from the Paeonia veitchii region towards its vicinity; in M2, these sites shifted from areas near Lonicera caerulea L. to areas near Paeonia veitchii. Under M1, nutrient competition sites stabilized in the Paeonia veitchii region with higher fertilization, while under M2, only the M1T1 treatment showed competition sites in the Lonicera caerulea L. region, with M2T2 and M2T3 treatments showing sites within the Paeonia veitchii region. Overall, the competition for available nutrients was intense between intercropping systems, with competition sites concentrated mainly in and around the Paeonia veitchii region. Treatments M1T1 and M2T1(low fertilization levels) showed varying degrees of nutrient cooperation, while medium and high fertilization treatments(M1T2, M1T3, M2T2, M2T3) exhibited competitive relationships for available phosphorus.