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Sativa dominant retail shopping label — not genetics

Himalaya Snow Strain

Himalaya Snow is a sativa dominant strain (Nepal Annapurna × Kathmandu). 77-day flowering.

Median THC
Flowering
77 days
Breeder releases
1
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Indica / Sativa — retail shopping guide

Indica 30%Sativa 70%

Indica, sativa and hybrid are a retail shopping convention — not a reliable guide to genetics or effects. When researchers analysed 89,923 commercial samples across six states, these labels did not predict a plant’s terpene or cannabinoid profile, and a genome-wide study found sativa- and indica-labelled plants to be genetically indistinct (PLOS ONE 2022; Nature Plants 2021). The labels are so fluid that AK-47, a hybrid, won “Best Sativa” at the 1999 Cannabis Cup and “Best Indica” four years later. For an accurate, genetics-true picture, see the chemotype above.

Genetics & Lineage

Parents
This strainHimalaya Snow

Breeder releases (1)

BreederTHCFloweringSeedsRating
ACE Seeds77dregular

About Himalaya Snow

90% sativa hybrid, result of crossing our two latest Nepalese projects, combining two excellent pure wild sativas from Nepal (Annapurna and Kathmandu) with a touch of old Kali Mist. It produces two main phenotypes. The first, showcasing a distinct Nepalese character, yields tall, elegant plants with lanky structures and asymmetrical branching, long nodes, and thin sativa leaves (especially large in the main ones). It flowers with medium sized, almost pure sativa buds that are light and have a mediocre flower/leaf ratio, but are completely covered in white resins and juicy sativa fruity terpenes. Unlike wild Nepalese sativas, which concentrate resins almost exclusively in the calyxes, Himalaya Snow matures with leaves near the flowers also coated in abundant, large trichomes, making this phenotype an improved expression of traditional Nepalese charas plants. The second phenotype displays more traits of a modern sativa/indica hybrid, with a stronger influence from Kali Mist, which, although only 25% of the hybrid’s genetic content, shows prominently in this phenotype. It can be identified by its more robust structure, wider leaves, larger and denser sativa/indica flowers, higher flow

Frequently asked questions

What are the genetics of Himalaya Snow?
Himalaya Snow comes from Nepal Annapurna × Kathmandu.
Is Himalaya Snow indica or sativa?
Himalaya Snow is classified as sativa dominant.
How long does Himalaya Snow take to flower?
Himalaya Snow flowers in about 77 days.
Is Himalaya Snow available as feminized or autoflowering seeds?
Himalaya Snow is offered as: regular.