Tangerine is an inbred line from CH9 Female Seeds, bred from the Aroma variety and selected for a mandarin scent; 420 Genetics lists a strain with Tangie parentage under the same name.
In 2007, CH9 Female Seeds found phenotypes with a pronounced mandarin scent in its in-house variety Aroma and developed Tangerine from them by self-pollination. The line is pure inbreeding, with mother and father coming equally from Aroma. Under the same name, 420 Genetics lists a strain with different parentage that was awarded at 2 competitions in the extract category.
According to the breeder, the current line is the 4th generation: an S2 arose from an F2 through renewed selfing. Selection targeted the mandarin bouquet and an effect that CH9 describes as exotic. Aroma itself traces back to Ed Rosenthal Super Bud and a cross involving Power Plant and Jack Herer.
Classifications differ. CH9 Female Seeds describes Tangerine as an indica with sativa influence, while several other strain descriptions list it as a sativa-dominant hybrid and one more as a balanced hybrid.
Besides mandarin, the breeder names mango and pineapple and speaks of a fruity flavor. Strain descriptions and consumer reports confirm the focus on orange and citrus with a tropical touch; a few mention lemon, sweetness or an earthy finish. Myrcene, pinene and limonene are given as the leading terpenes, in varying order depending on the description.
Despite the fruity bouquet, CH9 Female Seeds describes the effect as strong. Consumer reports portray it as stimulating, with elevated mood, euphoria, energy and focus; some consumers became giggly or talkative. Others report that the euphoric onset was followed by physical relaxation without feeling sedated.
As side effects, the reports mention dry mouth and dry eyes, as well as nervousness, paranoia, headache and rapid heartbeat. In one case, initial restlessness subsided after a short time.
The THC figures come from strain descriptions and vary widely between 14 and 22 %. For CBD, several descriptions list 2 %, another 1.41 to 1.68 %. One source also reports 1 % CBG.
CH9 Female Seeds has released Tangerine exclusively as feminized seed and gives a flowering time of 7 to 8 weeks. For indoor cultivation, the breeder states up to 90 g after a vegetative phase of 35 to 45 days; for outdoors, an average of 300 g and up to 350 g, depending on length of growth and season. According to CH9, the aroma shows in any substrate, but most strongly in hydroponics.
Evidence from 2 documented grows shows how differently the plant develops depending on location. In the southwest of the US state of Washington, an outdoor plant in a halved wine barrel reached 11 to 12 feet, so more than 3 m, at the start of flowering; plants there that received only morning sun produced noticeably fewer side shoots. In a greenhouse in Hawaii, a potted plant stayed at 3 feet and branched only sparsely, yet looked healthy despite rainy, humid weather. Both reports consistently describe rather small flowers and an intense mandarin smell during flowering.
The Tangerine from 420 Genetics shares only the name with the CH9 line. Its parentage is traced to Tangie, a cross of California Orange and a Skunk line. The breeder describes a low-growing, heavily resinous plant with compact flowers, intended for resin extraction, and gives roughly 65 days of flowering. In 2016, the strain took 2nd place in the solventless extracts category at the Copa Esmeralda and at the Copa Aromas del Valle, according to 420 Genetics. For the autoflower version with ruderalis content, the same breeder gives about 63 days of flowering.
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Levels vary by batch, phenotype and cultivation — values are indicative
Indicative values from breeder data and grow reports — varies by phenotype and setup
Only one strain description mentions a Mediterranean climate; not included in the text.
2 grow reports: small flowers, sparse branching (greenhouse, Hawaii), fewer side shoots on plants receiving only morning sun (outdoors, Washington), outdoor plant 11 to 12 feet tall.
Breeder: aroma comes into its own in all substrates, hydroponics recommended.
Several breeders sell their own versions under this name. Each figure comes from the respective breeder.
Selfing of CH9 Aroma, selected in 2007, S2 from F2, 4th generation. Indoors, according to the breeder, up to 90 g after a 35 to 45 day vegetative phase (reference unit not stated, therefore not in yield_indoor_g_m2). Breeder classification: indica with sativa influence.
Parentage via Tangie (California Orange × (Skunk × unknown)). According to the breeder, low growth, compact flowers, heavy resin production, intended for resin extraction. Classified as predominantly sativa; one retailer, however, describes indica dominance and 7.5 to 9 weeks of flowering.
Tangie × unknown ruderalis; according to the breeder, large main stem with side shoots, heavy resin production.
More breeders (1): Pacific Seed Bank
Aroma and flavor of mandarin, orange and citrus with a tropical touch; stimulating effect with elevated mood, euphoria and focus; dry mouth and dry eyes as side effects. Grow reports mention small flowers and a strong smell during flowering.
Some reports describe subsequent physical relaxation; occasionally nervousness, paranoia, headache or rapid heartbeat. Height varies greatly by location (outdoors 11 to 12 feet, potted in a greenhouse 3 feet).
Related genetics, same dominant terpene, similar effects and aroma — excluding direct parents and descendants