Just seeing if anyone can post some pics or see if there patches are coming up.I checked mine out when I was home from IRAQ on my RR and they were all up accept a big 4prong don't know if a deer killed it or something.But it had over40 berries last year.I have over 275 plants up this year they are starting to reseed there self's.So if any one can post some pics.I would like to see some patches.

Thanks Don.Beautiful!

Four pronger and a days work.

Pretty nice.

I know growing it in the backyard can be kinda difficult.

Is it possible to "seed" it out in the wild for future harvest?

a few pounds here...

Gerty all I've ever dug has been wild. I do have a few in shaded flower beds just to watch and gather seeds from. I do however plant seeds back when digging roots.

I have one in my patch that never came up this year when I planted it 12 years ago it was a 13 prong and 47 years old that makes it 59 years old.Heres the question should I dig it up its a monster the biggest root I ever saw I surly dont want anything to happen to it!

Planted about 2 pounds last fall and early this spring and have found only 2 or 3 plants that have come up so far. The stuff I have planted in years prior have done fine with about 75% coming up.

saw this post then went fishing, I stumbled on a large patch and will revisit aug 1,opening day. woohoo...TOM

i sure hope you guys did not dig any of that seng this spring...culivated or wild.....those seeds are worth waiting for,,,,and fall dug root weighs a little more.

and if wild dug.........in some states it's against the law.

All the ginsang is wild I started when I found some on my father inlaws land and have took the berries and planted them all over the place.It is doing really well as long as the deer stay off of the plants.OHIO season dosent come in until late Sept.So I will be home by then and might just get a little digging in.

Is this planted ginsang.Looks alot differnt from mine.

13 pronger?? Most I've ever heard of is 6. I've dug several 5 prongers that were over 60 years old. Sure you weren't hitting the bottle and seeing double or triple? lol

the pics i posted was dug 2 years ago when the PA season was in and it was all wild ....

Real good pics.

Heres the deal when I dug it'it had 4 prongs with 7 leaves on each stem in the middle where the berries usually grow was 9 more prongs with 3 leaves on each.Then another stem came up with berries on it.To me it was a 13 pronger. The root is really big!

I seen a picture of one like you describe,it was 12 or14 prong
Very different looking seng plant for sure!

randyr,
They don't come up every year, so I wouldn't worry about it. If it is in a well drained area, and none of the plants nearby come up with root rot, I'd wait until next Spring.

where is a reputable place to purchase the seeds to plant your own? thanks

IS THERE ANYMORE PICS OF PATCHES OUT THERE

Dave I have seen plants as randy dec\scribed, or rather a picture of one at my root buyers place, my personal best was a 7 prong which was a 4 and a 3 prong stalk coming from the same root.

Get hold of me durring seng season. I sell seeds each season. Send me a pm and I will give you contact info.

It was VERY hard to find seed (for sale) last year due to the wide spread drought. Will that drive the price of seed up this year?

Patch Southeastern Outdoor Supply has seed for $90 a pound. ph276-638-7841.

I can almost always beat that price by a large amt. Last year my seed prices was in the 70 dollar range, but most generally around 60.00 or a bit less per lb. Also when you buy bigger quantities of it, you get cheaper prices. It won't do any good to ask how much it is at this time. I won't have any to sell untill sept.

after you plant the seeds how long does it take before you can harvest it?

big al hate to jump in and answer a question i wasn't asked but since nobody else has....

I would say somewhere between 7 and 10 years for wild simulated less for other cultivation methods. the longer you wait the bigger the root but growth may slow to the point waiting dosn't pay. also you can collect and sell seed during those waiting years, or of course plant it yourself.

Like stan said, it is better to sell closer to 10 years old and 12 years old if possible. 7-8 is fairly young but is saleable and depends on how good your quality is. But as far as that goes, quality must also be good at 12 years old to get a decent price.You will just get more for decent 10 to 12 year old stuff and even older is better for good quality.

THANKS TO ALL THE GUYS THAT POSTED PICS.I TOUGHT THERE WOULD BE ALOT MORE BUT IT STILL COOL TO SEE SOME PICS.

Took some pics over the weekend,I'll get them posted as soon as I down load them.

COME ON YOU ROOT DIGGERS LETS SEE SOME GOOD SANG PICS.I HAVE SEEN ALOT MORE ON HERE BEFORE.WELL TAKE IT EASY GUYS I WILL BE HOME SOON AND WILL TAKE SOME OF MINE AND TRY AND GET THOSE ON HERE.

i have a few pics from last season if your interested..lol.

here are a few pics from last year

Some very nice seng

Here's a few wild ones that I have been watching

how do you identify ginsang

Tcat----If foxkid and kevins pics dont do it - I have no idea what to tell you.

It don't grow in Idaho.

Don,
Does it grow in Maine? I have never heard of anyone harvesting any?

Never heard of people finding this in Mississippi.
What is the prong stuff?

I have never heard of any comming from Maine, but I guess it is possible.

I don't know that to much of the wild grows in Maine.I do know a few guys that started it there and has done very well.They are both Below Bangor south Maine.

it does grow in mississippi, well the northeast corner anyway. i knew a guy that dug it when i lived there. guarded several patches with cameras. he was a little crazy. also had star root there, whatever that is

Well guys I know there are some patches up by now.So if any one would like to post some pics I would like to see them I hope my berries are still on when I get home so that I can planet them.But if not I am sure the chipmunks will have done it for me.LOL