PENNSYLVANIA
The Pennsylvania
State University School of Forest Resources has produced two bulletins
dealing with ginseng in Pennsylvania. These are available upon request
from the Penn State
Natural Resources Extension Office.
To order by phone, call (814) 863-0401.
Requests may also be made by writing to:
313 Forestry Resources Building, University Park, PA 16802.
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Opportunities from Ginseng Husbandry in Pennsylvania. 2007. Eric Burkhart and Michael Jacobson. Forest Finance Series #5, College of Agricultural Sciences. 16 pp. This bulletin is available in Adobe PDF format by clicking on the link below. Opportunities from Ginseng Husbandry in Pennsylvania (Adobe PDF, 502 Kb) Note: this is an updated and expanded version of the 2004 bulletin by the same name. |
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American ginseng. 2004. Eric Burkhart and Michael Jacobson. Non-timber Forest Products (NTFPs) from Pennsylvania Series #1, College of Agricultural Sciences. 12 pp. [UH170] This bulletin is available in Adobe PDF format by clicking on the link below. American Ginseng Note: An important update to this bulletin - June 2006 |
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The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has produced a series of brochures that provide a brief overview of American ginseng regulations and stewardship guidelines within each State (including Pennsylvania). This brochure is available in Adobe PDF format by clicking on the link below. Wild American Ginseng - Pennsylvania Other states are available at no charge via the AHPA web-site |
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Growing: How to Find, Grow and Use America's Forest Gold. K. Derek Pritts 1995. 150 p. + illustrations. Outdoor author and native Pennsylvanian K. Derek Pritts has written a popular book on American ginseng (which includes his experiences with ginseng in Pennsylvania) This title is available from Stackpole Books, 5067 Ritter Rd. Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 To obtain a copy, visit the Stackpole Books web site. |
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OHIO
The Ohio State University School of Natural Resources has produced three ginseng-related fact sheets:
Growing American Ginseng in Ohio: An Introduction. 2004. Chip Carroll and Dave Apsley. The Ohio State University Extension. 4 pp. [F-56-04] This bulletin is available in Adobe PDF format by clicking on the link below. Growing American Ginseng in Ohio: An Introduction (Adobe PDF, 991 Kb) |
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Growing American Ginseng in Ohio: Site Preparation and Planting Using the Wild-Simulated Approach. 2004. Chip Carroll and Dave Apsley. The Ohio State University Extension. 4 pp. [F-57-04] This bulletin is available in Adobe PDF format by clicking on the link below. Growing American Ginseng in Ohio: Site Preparation and Planting Using the Wild-Simulated Approach (Adobe PDF, 2.3 Mb) |
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Growing American Ginseng in Ohio: Selecting A Site. 2004. Dave Apsley and Chip Carroll. The Ohio State University Extension. 4 pp. [F-58-04] This bulletin is available in Adobe PDF format by clicking on the link below. Growing American Ginseng in Ohio: Selecting A Site (Adobe PDF, 1.5 Mb) |
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NEW YORK
Bob Beyfuss, Ginseng Production Specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension, has produced three ginseng-related publications. To order the following two publications, visit www.cce.cornell.edu/greene or call 518-622-9820. Orders may also be mailed to Cornell Cooperative Extension, 906 Greene County Office Building, Cairo, NY 12413.
The Practical Guide to Growing Ginseng. 1998. Bob Beyfuss. 65 page booklet. $6.00
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American Ginseng Production in the 21st Century. 2001. Edited by Bob Beyfuss. On September 8-10, 2000, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Greene County sponsored an informative ginseng conference that provided complete and up to date information on the state of the American ginseng industry in eastern North America. The conference proceedings are available for $35.00 (within the US). |
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The following is available here as a free Adobe PDF download.
Visual Site Assessment & Grading Criteria for Potential Woodland Ginseng Growing Operation for a Northern Forest. (Adobe PDF, 86 Kb) |
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VIRGINIA
Virginia Cooperative Extension has produced the following ginseng-related bulletin:
Producing and Marketing Wild Simulated Ginseng in Forest and Agroforestry Systems. 2000. Andy Hankins. Alternative Agriculture Series, Virginia Cooperative Extension. 8 pp. [354-312] This bulletin is available in Adobe PDF format by clicking on the link below. Producing and Marketing Wild Simulated Ginseng in Forest and Agroforestry Systems (Adobe PDF, 134 Kb) |
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NORTH CAROLINA
Noted growers/researchers W. Scott Persons (Tuckasegee Valley Ginseng, NC) and Jeanine M. Davis (North Carolina State University Mountain Horticultural Crops Research Station) have produced a comprehensive book on growing ginseng and other forest botanicals entitled:
Growing and Marketing Ginseng, Goldenseal & Other Woodland Medicinals. 2005. This title is available from |
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