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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.
It is found in rich woods from Quebec. to Minnesota and South Dakota to Georgia and. occurs in Louisiana and Oklahoma. It grows in full. shade underneath deciduous hardwood species. Establishment. Ginseng is widely cultivated in the U.S., Canada, and. China. In natural conditions, the seed may take two. or three years to germinate and the plant three to four. years to produce seed. The root takes at least three to. four years before it is ready to harvest (Sadler 1999).