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Sativa dominant retail shopping label — not genetics

Original Skunk #1 Strain

Original Skunk #1 is a sativa dominant strain (Local Skunk × Original Afghani #1). 63-day flowering; 2 breeder releases; effects: calming, relaxing, energetic.

Median THC
Flowering
63 days
Breeder releases
2
Avg rating
8.5 / 10

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
ParentLocal SkunkParentOriginal Afghani #1ParentAfghanistanParentColombiaParentMexico
This strainOriginal Skunk #1
Descendants (6)

Effects

CalmingRelaxingEnergetic

Breeder releases (2)

BreederTHCFloweringSeedsRating
Seedsman63dreg. and fem.8.5/10
Aficionado Seed Bank63dfeminized

About Original Skunk #1

Genetics: Skunk No. 1 Also Known as: "The Pure" Variety: Mostly Sativa (75%) Type: Stabilized hybrid, True-Breeding Harvest Date: Mid-October Flowering Period: 9 weeks THC Content: 14%-16% No. of seeds Per Packet: 10 Characteristics: Easy to grow Skunk No. 1 was the first true stabilized hybrid to enter the Dutch Cannabis greenhouses. Sacred Seeds created it in the late 1970s from Afghani Indica, "Acapulco Gold" Mexican Sativa and Columbian Gold Sativa. For the first time this strain provided growers with the good taste and high of a Sativa coupled with the quick heavy flowering of an indica. Having been successfully stabilized, Skunk No. 1 has been widely used as a breeding parent for most of todays leading "skunk" and many other strains. It is very easy to grow and has always been seen as a standard against which others can be measured. It produces dense buds varying in colour from light green to golden with a very high yield. It is easy to manicure due to its high bud-to-leaf ratio. It has a sweet smell and taste with a cerebral high

Frequently asked questions

What are the genetics of Original Skunk #1?
Original Skunk #1 comes from Local Skunk × Original Afghani #1.
Is Original Skunk #1 indica or sativa?
Original Skunk #1 is classified as sativa dominant.
How long does Original Skunk #1 take to flower?
Original Skunk #1 flowers in about 63 days.
Is Original Skunk #1 available as feminized or autoflowering seeds?
Original Skunk #1 is offered as: feminized, reg. and fem..