Realizing the value of collective forestry ecological products serves as a critical link between improving the mechanism of urban-rural integrated development and deepening the reform of the ecological civilization system. However， with socioeconomic transformations in rural areas， collective forest areas are faced with challenges such as declining villagers’ dependence on forest resources， insufficient ability of village collectives to integrate production factors， and shrinking financing scales of cooperatives. These challenges have compelled collective forest areas to explore governance mechanism that embed state-owned forest farms into the realization of collective forestry ecological product value. Based on the research conducted in Fujian， Sichuan and Jiangxi and using the multi-case comparison method， it is found that state-owned forest farms， as public welfare institutions with Chinese characteristics， flexibly apply the four key tools： digitalized public services， rights protection， resource integration and big market docking. Tailored to three collective forestland management modes-single-family operation， village collective operation， and cooperative operation-they have developed three embedding modes for state-owned forest farms， namely， unified management， plot division of labor and production-sales services. These modes effectively promote the specialized production of collective forestry ecological products. It is further noted that state-owned forest farms， leveraging their pivotal position and unique social capital characterized by connectivity and bridging functions， aim to balance data access and data security， enhance farmers’ perceptions of profitability and property security， and strengthen collaboration between villages and external actors， thereby facilitating the transformation of collective forestry governance. Therefore， it is recommended to regard the embedding of state-owned forest farms into collective forestry governance as a strategic direction. This can be achieved by building a digital community， innovating moderately scaled forestry management and extending the forestry value chain to realize the value of ecological products.