Wild Ginseng Stewardship

Ginseng HarvesterOK, you've discovered a natural population of ginseng on your property and you want to conserve it, while leaving open the possibility of occasional harvest for profit or personal use in your future. How can you 'steward' this population for the long-term?

For a tutorial on how to tend natural populations of ginseng follow this link.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Note: We are not referring to cultivation, or wild-simulated cultivation here. Rather, we are specifically referring to natural populations that were not planted by people - to your knowledge - and therefore are considered wild by the definition of USFWS]

 

  

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