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Wild ginseng grows best in moist, rich hardwood forests like those found in Georgia's Blue Ridge Mountains. Collectors are asked to select plants that have four or more leaf-prongs and abundant red berries, an indication that the plant is at least four years old.
Grain farmer Stan Duma of Athabasca, Alta., has been growing ginseng for three years and has learned about nurturing the plant by talking with B.C. growers and experimenting on his own. The thermometer has dropped to -45 C in his area and with special attention his crop in northeastern Alberta has survived.fter three years of growth heâs checked the plantsâ roots and measured them at 2.5 centimetres in diameter. Larger and better-shaped roots fetch more money per pound. Ginseng is a tap root with offshoots that should resemble a human form with arms and legs. Researchers like Refe Gaudeil at the Brooks, Alta.