Carbonized　biomorphic　wood　(Bio-C),　which　features　unique　properties　such　as　highly　ordered　microtexture,　well-developed　porous　structure,　and　low　charge　transfer　resistance,　was　prepared　as　a　promising　scaffold　with　trace　amount　of　platinum　(Pt)　supported　to　efficiently　electrocatalyze　hydrogen　evolution　reaction　(HER).　Pt/Bio-C　nanocomposites　demonstrated　superior　HER　activity　with　a　current　density　reaching　as　high　as　similar　to　58　mA　cm(-2)　at　-0.2　V　vs.　reversible　hydrogen　electrode　(RHE)　in　strongly　alkaline　condition.