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We investigated Caragana microphylla plantations with 5, 10, 15, 23, and 36 restoration years in alpine sandy ecosystem to examine variations in leaf functional traits, soil properties, and soil microbial communities, as well as their associations during vegetation restoration. Leaf functional traits exhibited pronounced stage-dependent variation rather than simple linear patterns across the restoration chronosequence. During the early-to-middle restoration stages, C. microphylla exhibited relatively higher LTD and LDMC but lower SLA and LNC, with the most pronounced conservative trait combination observed at 15 Y of restoration. With later restoration stages, increased SLA and LNC at later stages suggested a tendency toward more acquisitive resource-use characteristics. The soil microbial community composition also changed with restoration years, with Actinobacteriota, Proteobacteria, Chloroflexi, and Acidobacteriota dominating the bacterial community, whereas Ascomycota and Basidiomycota dominating the fungal community. Fungal \u03b1-diversity generally increased with restoration years, whereas bacterial Shannon and Simpson indices exhibited unimodal patterns. Correlation analyses revealed strong associations among leaf functional traits, soil properties, and soil microbial communities. Partial least squares path modeling (PLS-PM) suggested that variations in soil properties and microbial communities were associated with changes in leaf functional traits, with soil properties showing the strongest association. Microbial communities exhibited weaker direct associations with leaf traits but may be indirectly linked to leaf trait variation through their relationships with soil conditions. 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