Orient Express

Quick Overview

Orient Express is a powerful Asian hybrid, favored for its aromatic, resin-rich flowers derived from a Vietnam Black mother and a low-height, short-flowering Chinese Yunnan indica. This strain mostly yields THC-dominant chemotypes but can also produce balanced THC and CBD levels, catering to Asian sativa enthusiasts with limited space. It’s celebrated for its high productivity and the joy it brings to growers.

Key Features

The strain boasts a robust structure, thriving indoors and outdoors, with a notable adaptability to various climates, especially mild and hot. Its deep, organic aroma, akin to a vibrant rainforest, and a warm, pleasant sativa high, make it a great choice for social interactions, free of paranoia or anxiety. Orient Express requires a generous nutrient supply until the 6th flowering week for optimal harvests. Due to its significant genetic variability and unique genotype, it’s a distinct choice for those seeking a high-yielding, flavorful experience.

Strain Summary

• Tipo F3 SEMI STABILIZED HYBRID: Feminized and Regular
• Format: 60 % sativa / 40 % indica
• THC: 7.1-16 %
• CBD: 0.15-8.2 %
• CBG: Up to 0.35 %
• Flowering indoors: 8-10 weeks
• Flowering outdoors: Early October
• Yield: High
• Resistance against spider mites: Average
• Resistance against powder mildew: Average
• Resistance against botrytis: Average-High
• Resistance against white fly: Average-High
• Resistance against cold: Average-High
• Resistance against heat: Average-High
• Latitude: 0º-45º
• Genetics: Vietnam Black sativa x China Yunnan indica.
• Structure: Excellent structure, short sized plant with great branching.
• Bouquet: It’s deep and organic aroma is reminiscent of a rainforest, full of life. It has a dense earthy flavor with floral details that lingers in the palate.
• High: Warm, clean and pleasant sativa effect without paranoia or anxiety. Perfect for chatting and for enjoying in good company.
• Terpene profile: It mainly contains the following monoterpenes: high amounts of beta myrcene and alpha pinene, followed by moderate quantities of beta pinene, p-cymene, camphene and smaller amounts of isopulegol, linalool and terpinolene. Sesquiterpenes: mainly nerolidol, with moderate amounts of beta caryophyllene and bisabolol, and smaller amounts of alpha humelene and guaiol.
• Growing Tips: Excellent adaptability to indoor growing. In order to obtain the best results indoors, the breeder recommends warm temperatures (around 25ºC) during the growing stage and the first 4 weeks of flowering. In the last month, temperatures should be reduced to 20ºC for the rest of the flowering process. Very suitable for SOG crops due to its great yield in the main cola, or for SCROG, horizontal or network growing due to its excellent yield in the lateral branches and its vigorous reaction to pruning. Outdoors, it is a very adaptable plant that has been grown for years in hot climates, and in climates with a mild start of autumn. Orient Express is a strain that generally requires high levels of nutrients, therefore feeding her generously until the 6th flowering week in order to produce a boundless harvest. Genetic analyses show that Orient Express has a unique genotype, of high genetic variability, only showing direct kinship with our China Yunnan used to develop this hybrid.