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For All You Genseng Hunters #2727722
09/11/11 10:34 PM
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Thought you all would like to see this. My father-in-law found this monster 'sang yesterday. It weighed 1.04 lbs. green weight. He said it had 14-4 prong plants growing out of it. We counted 11 different roots sprouting off the main beam.
We used a dollar bill for reference not what he would take for it!

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Some of the other 'sang he found around the big one.


All of it he found on the same hillside.


My father-in-law with 2 of the bigger roots of the bunch.

Re: For All You Genseng Hunters [Re: pappy t] #2727758
09/11/11 10:57 PM
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You better hang on to that rare one


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Re: For All You Genseng Hunters [Re: pappy t] #2727842
09/11/11 11:58 PM
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A fella I dig seng with found a plant that had 12 4 prong tops comming out of it. been about 15 years ago. The root was big , but didn't weigh much. It was real corky.

Re: For All You Genseng Hunters [Re: pappy t] #2729005
09/12/11 09:52 PM
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gee man i got so much work to do im trying to stay outta the sang woods and you go and show me that thing.lol ,seriously nice root,good to see, thanks for sharing

Re: For All You Genseng Hunters [Re: pappy t] #2733367
09/15/11 03:43 PM
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As I have never dug Seng. Illegal around here. Don't really know for sure what it looks like.
So now I have a question.
You guys are talking 4 prongers coming out of them ??
Can you help me understand this term.
Thx for the education your gonna give me.
Maybe a photo?

Last edited by Dillrod; 09/15/11 03:43 PM.

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Re: For All You Genseng Hunters [Re: pappy t] #2733487
09/15/11 04:56 PM
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here are three 3 prongers



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Re: For All You Genseng Hunters [Re: pappy t] #2733503
09/15/11 05:03 PM
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4 prong



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Re: For All You Genseng Hunters [Re: pappy t] #2734471
09/16/11 10:25 AM
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OK thx , makes sense now.


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Re: For All You Genseng Hunters [Re: pappy t] #2734551
09/16/11 12:21 PM
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Good info Mr. K9Wolfer.

Re: For All You Genseng Hunters [Re: pappy t] #2734586
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Re: For All You Genseng Hunters [Re: pappy t] #2735001
09/16/11 07:28 PM
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Great plant Tim. Not a lot of those around. I have seen a six pronger but not many.

Re: For All You Genseng Hunters [Re: pappy t] #2735199
09/16/11 10:35 PM
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Thats a GIANT root pappy! Biggest I've ever dug was just a little over 5 oz. Nice find!

ohbuyer, thats one pretty 5. Used to dig a couple every season but haven't dug a 5 in 2 or 3 years now. (nice 3 in the back ground)

Re: For All You Genseng Hunters [Re: pappy t] #2735537
09/17/11 10:26 AM
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Wow that is an awesome root.Thanks for sharing!


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Re: For All You Genseng Hunters [Re: pappy t] #2758889
10/02/11 09:00 PM
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My father in law put this big root on e-bay for a while. Bidding just ended. He was offered $580.00 but didn't meet his reserve price. I guess to the root buyer it goes.

Re: For All You Genseng Hunters [Re: pappy t] #2760042
10/03/11 04:33 PM
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So did he sell the root for 580? That would be a heck of a single root price, matter of fact, it would be a super fantastic price for a root.

Re: For All You Genseng Hunters [Re: pappy t] #2760316
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No, Don, he didn't sell. Thought it is worth more than that.

Re: For All You Genseng Hunters [Re: pappy t] #2761007
10/04/11 12:39 AM
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Originally Posted By: pappy t
No, Don, he didn't sell. Thought it is worth more than that.
HE HE,

Re: For All You Genseng Hunters [Re: don Wolf] #2761121
10/04/11 05:40 AM
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That root dry will weight 1/3lb maybe more right?
I'm pretty sure the root buyer wont come close to what he was offered on eBay

Re: For All You Genseng Hunters [Re: barbwire] #2761445
10/04/11 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted By: barbwire
That root dry will weight 1/3lb maybe more right?
I'm pretty sure the root buyer wont come close to what he was offered on eBay



Couldn't agree more. He didn't ask advice, I didn't give any. Maybe he wanted more $ for the sentimental value of it. cry

Re: For All You Genseng Hunters [Re: pappy t] #2761562
10/04/11 12:49 PM
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It would be hard to part with a trophy like that!


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