Indica / STRAIN PROFILE
Big Bud
An indica bred specifically for flower size, and a parent of several purple cultivars.
Reported effects
Positive effects
Potential downsides
Commonly reported by consumers, not measured. Effects vary with the person, the batch and its chemistry — the link between terpene profile and effect remains clinically unproven.
THE FLAVOUR PROFILE
Flavour & aroma.
LINEAGE
The family tree
- —Reported parentLandrace
- SkAncestorSkunk #1
- AfAncestorAfghani
- —Reported parentunknown
Bb2This strainBig Bud
Direct children
About Big Bud
An indica bred specifically for flower size, and a parent of several purple cultivars.
Big Bud was developed in the United States and taken to the Netherlands in the 1980s, where it was selected almost entirely for yield.
Its contribution to later cultivars is structural — flower size and density rather than aroma or effect.
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