Large Four-Prong with Green Berries

This month National Geographic has a feature on ginseng emphasizing violence and crime. While theft is an important challenge, the plant faces many other challenges as well.  I have written a “top twenty” list explaining 20 of my favorite ginseng factoids. Please read my story on medium here.

Making sure that the plants identified are Ginseng by digging up a plant, tasting, and examining the root.

Bob Beyfuss holding a fully wild root dug from ginseng bowl area above Coal Creek.

Large Four-Prong with 21 Leaflets

Sam Inspects New Spring Growth from Transplanting

Large four-prong Ginseng plant with green berries.