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TOPIC: Wisconsin Plant - Not able to identify it

Wisconsin Plant - Not able to identify it 10 years 2 months ago #28924

Hi,
I am planning on planting wild simulated ginseng this fall. In the area where I am going to plant there are a lot of these plants with the red berries. The area is very shaded with maples, oaks and some birch growing on a north facing slope. Sounds like the place to grow ginseng but I would like to know what this is first.
Thank you!
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Re:Wisconsin Plant - Not able to identify it 10 years 2 months ago #28926

If I walked up on this in Tennessee I would think sumac..

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Re:Wisconsin Plant - Not able to identify it 10 years 2 months ago #28927

Thank for your response TnTrader. Does Sumac have the sawtooth leaves when it is young? I looked up a couple pictures and didn't see one like mine but maybe it is a different species than the one I looked at? I am surprised it is something not easy to identify but I have spent 3 hours today scouring websites trying to find a plant like it but to no avail.
Thanks!

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Re:Wisconsin Plant - Not able to identify it 10 years 2 months ago #28933

I'm not certain it is a sumac, just that it looks similar to what grows down here. The leaves look larger in your picture and the toothing more agressive but the climate could have that effect. I think there are 5 or 6 different types as well.

If the berries are fuzzy its likely some type of sumac. If they are smooth, probably not.

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Re:Wisconsin Plant - Not able to identify it 10 years 2 months ago #28950

I believe it's called red berried elderberry
do a google search for that name and see what you get
It grows in areas where ginseng grows in NY state

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