A Young Three Prong Shoots Up from Previous Plantings

Blue Cohosh growing within a ginseng patch.

Sam Inspects New Spring Growth from Transplanting

Ever since the kids and I found ginseng, we’ve been fascinated by it. Finding it, studying it, seeing shapes in the physical roots, and drinking it in tea. But we’re also worried about ginseng. For one thing, it gets stolen and too frequently the thieves don’t respect the “take” failing to plant the berries into…

Large Four-Prong with 21 Leaflets

Bob Beyfuss dug up this two prong to prove how old it was, and then replanted it.