Banana Kush

Banana Kush is a mostly indica variety from White Label and can be cultivated indoors (where the plants will need a flowering time of ±56 days) and outdoors. White Labels Banana Kush is a THC dominant variety and is/was only available as feminized seeds.

White Labels Banana Kush Description

Banana Kush mixes Kush, Haze and Skunk in a mostly-Indica hybrid that rapidly fills its compact frame with big knots of heavy, sticky, fruit-scented bud.

The ancestry of Banana Kush boasts two sets of high quality Sativa genetics: a Skunk-Haze mix made from the all-time great Silver Haze crossed with Skunk Kush, as well as the famously flavourful, mostly-Sativa hybrid NYC Diesel. Similarly, strains of the top quality Afghan Indica known as Kush are present on both sides of the family tree. As mentioned, Skunk Kush forms an important building block on the paternal side, while the pride of Californian cannabis, OG Kush is the mother plant used to make White Label Banana Kush.

Plants grown from Banana Kush feminized cannabis seeds display typical Indica growth patterns. This strain’s Sativa influence is mostly seen in its flower structure and, later, in the effect of its dried flowers. Vegetative growth is vigorous and reliable, with most plants producing a thick, productive main stem and sturdy branches with short internodal gaps. During the blooming phase, Banana Kush can be expected to increase its vegetated height by 100% to 150%. As a general rule, plants grown from seed should be induced to flower at a little less than half their desired final size, while clones should be vegetated to about 60% of their intended size, then flowered.
In the first weeks of flowering, Banana Kush slows its upward growth as the first calyxes develop at its many budding sites. Before the midpoint of its 7 to 9 week flowering time, this strain will be devoting most of its energy to producing multitudes of small, solid, resinous calyxes at each node, which quickly build into thick knots of bud. Flower clusters often take on a conical or pyramidal shape with an extra wide base tapering to a blunt point. Due to the extra vigorous budding of Banana Kush, the terminal buds at the top of its main stem and branches often join with the flower clusters below them to form large colas, despite the calyxes’ tendency to cluster at nodes, rather than ‘run’ between them.

In the flowering phase, White Label Banana Kush is remarkably low-maintenance and plants in a properly set-up system can mostly be left to their own devices until harvest time. Humidity should be kept low in the second half of flowering, due to the size and tight formation of this strain’s buds. While its growing odour is not overpowering, growers should take note that it is likely to increase as harvest approaches. Like many heavy Indica strains Banana Kush can be a nutrient-hungry plant, especially for its most productive phenotypes to give their full yield.

After harvest, buds typically dry quickly while retaining much of their size. For larger harvests a dehumidifier or good air circulation is recommended in the drying area, as Banana Kush buds can release a large amount of water into the air in a short time. Manicuring is also a simple task, as plants produce minimal foliage in the flowering phase, and even the large flower clusters have relatively few single-bladed leaves growing from them.

The dried buds of White Label Banana Kush will delight any cannabis connoisseur. Fat, fruity and fragrant, sticky with resin glands, yet easy to crumble due to the comparatively small calyxes they’re composed of. Breaking buds up releases the full, complex aroma of this variety – sweet, ripe banana, brown sugar and a strong lemon-lime note from NYC Diesel, over a base of rich, spicy Indica from its Afghan Kush ancestry.

Like its growth and flowering pattern, the effects of White Label Banana Kush are mostly Indica, with enough Sativa to elevate its powerful body-high and make it stand out from other Kush strains. Banana Kush’s warm, relaxing euphoric effect is felt very quickly, almost as soon as it is exhaled. The Haze part of its cannabinoid profile may be felt a short time later, lifting the high and making it more conducive to conversation, laughter and creativity.

• Banana Kush »»» OG Kush x {(Silver Haze x Skunk Kush) x NYC Diesel}
• (Silver Haze x Skunk Kush) x NYC Diesel
  • Silver Haze x Skunk Kush
    • Silver Haze
      • Silver Pearl x Haze
        • »»» Silver Pearl x Haze
        • Silver Pearl
          • »»» Early Skunk x Northern Lights #5
          • Early Skunk
            • »»» {Skunk #1 x Early Pearl} x Early Pearl
            • Skunk #1 x Early Pearl
              • Skunk #1
                • Skunk #1
                  • »»» {Afghanistan x Colombia} x Mexico
                  • Afghanistan x Colombia
                    • Afghanistan »»» Indica
                    • Colombia »»» Sativa
                  • Mexico »»» Sativa
              • Early Pearl
                • »»» Early Girl x Pollyanna
                • Early Girl
                  • Early Girl F2 selfed
                    • USA, Kalifornien »»» Indica/Sativa Hybrid
                • Pollyanna
                  • »»» Columbian x Mexican
                  • Columbian »»» Sativa
                  • Mexican »»» Sativa
            • Early Pearl (specified above)
          • Northern Lights #5 #5
            • »»» Purest Indica x Hawaiian #5
            • Purest Indica
              • Afghani
                • Afghanistan Probably Indica »»» Indica
            • Hawaiian »»» Sativa
        • Haze
          • O Haze
            • »»» Santa Marta Gold x Wacky Weed Phenotype: aka Chocolate Colombian x Colombia
            • Santa Marta Gold »»» Sativa
            • Wacky Weed Phenotype: aka Chocolate Colombian »»» Sativa
            • Colombia »»» Sativa
    • Skunk Kush
      • »»» Hindu Kush x Skunk #1
      • Hindu Kush
        • NL2 F3 F3
          • NL 2
            • »»» Purest Indica x Afghani by Don the Indian
            • Purest Indica (specified above)
            • Afghani by Don the Indian (specified above)
      • Skunk #1
        • Skunk #1 (specified above)
  • NYC Diesel
    • »»» Unknown Diesel Bagseed x Afghani/Hawaiian
    • Unknown Diesel Bagseed »»» Unknown Strain
    • Afghani/Hawaiian
      • »»» Afghani x Hawaii
      • Afghani (specified above)
      • Hawaii »»» Indica/Sativa Hybrid
• OG Kush
  • »»» Unknown Strain Unknown Strain: Emerald Triangle x Hindu Kush Neville
  • Unknown Strain Unknown Strain: Emerald Triangle »»» Unknown Strain
  • Hindu Kush Neville »»» Indica

Map of the Banana Kush Family Tree

Click to show all parents of Banana Kush in our dynamic family tree map.

Strawberry Banana Auto

{Banana Kush ^probably x BubbleGum} x Unknown Ruderalis

Strawberry Banana Fast

{Banana Kush ^probably x BubbleGum} x Unknown Ruderalis

Banana Kush Cake

Banana Kush x Wedding Cheesecake

Double Banana Kush

Banana Kush ^F1 x OG Kush

Banana GOAT

Banana Kush ^probably x Birthday Cake

Map of the Banana Kush Descendants

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