Table 1. Above ground part characteristics of wild-simulated ginseng by three cultivation sites (Pyeongchang, Seosan, and Geochang) and three ages (two-year-old, five-year-old, and eight-year-old).
| Site | Year | Stem diameter (mm) | Stem length (cm) | Peduncle length (cm) | No. of leaves | No. of leaflets | No. of flowers |
| Pyeongchang | 2 | 1.51±0.23 a | 4.31±1.81 | - | 1.58±0.5 | 4.42±0.50 | - |
| 5 | 3.24±0.84 | 15.23±3.27 | 12.71±3.82 | 3.48±0.51 | 4.76±0.37 | 8.48±5.97 |
| 8 | 3.87±0.76 | 20.2±4.13 | 15.85±4.39 | 3.92±0.28 | 4.85±0.28 | 12.13±7.46 |
| Seosan | 2 | 1.03±0.18 | 5.54±1.13 | - | 1±0 | 4.46±0.51 | - |
| 5 | 2.49±0.48 | 12.9±4.16 | 8.04±5.29 | 3±0.59 | 4.41±0.54 | 6.5±3.37 |
| 8 | 2.8±0.39 | 18.71±2.21 | 7.99±3.25 | 3.5±0.62 | 4.56±0.54 | 5.78±2.56 |
| Geochang | 2 | 1.43± .28 | 4.59±1.78 | - | 1.5±0.51 | 4.56±0.52 | - |
| 5 | 2.81±0.37 | 13.93±2.71 | 9.19±2.33 | 3.43±0.66 | 4.81±0.45 | 5.91±1.78 |
| 8 | 4.02±0.73 | 20.94±3.67 | 14.9±3.71 | 4.04±0.36 | 5.02±0.24 | 17.5±8.82 |
Mean±Standard deviation.