California Orange
aka Cali Orange, Cali-O
- THC
- 13–15%
- Terpene
- Myrcene
- Effect
- Focused
- Difficulty
- Beginner
The Black strain
Bred by Deep Ellum Seed Co. · Mexican Michoacán × Mexican Oaxaca × Afghan × Green Vietnamese
Also known as Black
Strain facts
Checked Oct 21, 2026 · 5 sources
The Black is a hybrid that's intermediate to grow. It was bred by Deep Ellum Seed Co. from Mexican Michoacán and Mexican Oaxaca and Afghan and Green Vietnamese. Its THC is about 20% (sources say 16–24%), milder than 54% of the 2,347 strains in our database that list THC. It flowers in about 8.5 weeks (sources say 8–10 weeks).
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- Type
- Hybrid
- THC
- About 20%16–24% across 3 sources
- Top terpenes
- Myrcene earthy, musky
- Lineage
- Mexican Michoacán × Mexican Oaxaca × Afghan × Green Vietnamese
- Breeder
- Deep Ellum Seed Co.
- Grow difficulty
- Intermediate1 source
- Flowering
- About 8.5 weeks8–10 weeks across 2 sources; the breeder lists 8.5 weeks
5 sources for this profile
- Weedmaps public strain listing
- Breeder information: Deep Ellum Seed Co.
Grow facts
- SeedFinder (breeder listing: Deep Ellum Seed Co.) Flowering and grow setting
- AllBud (strain database) THC
- Crop King Seeds (seed bank) CBD, difficulty, flowering, THC, yield indoor and yield outdoor
Grow facts come from the breeder first, then seed banks and strain databases. With 2 sources we show the range and the middle; with 3 or more, the range and the median, after leaving out values far from the rest. The breeder's own value is the anchor, unless it is far from every other source (outside their range and more than 20% from their median); then we show the full range and the median of all of them. A fact from a single source is marked "1 source", and a fact no source lists is left out. Yields are converted to one unit: indoor per square meter, outdoor per plant.
CTU writes every profile from these facts; we do not copy other sites' descriptions. Values that are a generic default in the source data are left out. Last checked Oct 21, 2026.
Source: CTU strain dataset (public strain listings and breeder info, checked by CTU), verified Oct 2026. Potency, flavor and effects vary by grower, batch and plant. Facts no source lists are left out.
How to grow The Black
The grow facts a breeder or public strain listing gives for The Black.
- Flowering time
- About 8.5 weeks8–10 weeks across 2 sources; the breeder lists 8.5 weeks. Faster than 49% of strains with a listed time
- Yield indoor
- About 450 g/m²400–500 g/m² (13.1–16.4 oz/ft²) · 1 source
- Yield outdoor
- About 550 g per plant500–600 g per plant (18–21 oz) · 1 source
- Difficulty
- Intermediate1 source. One of 884 intermediate-rated strains
- Grow setting
- Indoor and outdoor1 source
Flowering window (weeks after the switch to 12/12)
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Sources: the breeder, seed banks and strain databases listed under sources, checked Oct 2026. Percentages compare with every strain in our database that lists the same fact.
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About The Black
In public strain data, The Black is classed as a hybrid attributed to Deep Ellum Seed Co.. Its listed parents are Mexican Michoacán, Mexican Oaxaca, Afghan and Green Vietnamese.
How strong is The Black?
Reported THC for The Black is 16%. That puts it in the lower third of our dataset: its midpoint is higher than about 12% of all strains in our research dataset with a strain-specific THC figure. Potency varies by grower, batch and lab, so read these numbers as typical values, not guarantees.
What does The Black smell and taste like?
Flavor notes reported for The Black: spicy and herbal. Its top listed terpenes are myrcene (earthy, musky). Myrcene is the lead terpene for about 44% of the high-confidence strains in our dataset, so it is a common profile. Terpenes shape smell and taste; their levels change from batch to batch.
Reported effects of The Black
Commonly reported effects: euphoric and uplifted. These are user reports, not promises. Effects differ from person to person and depend on dose, setting and tolerance.
The Black family tree
Parents and the strains bred from it, from published lineage.
Parents
Mexican Michoacán
Mexican Oaxaca
Afghan
Green Vietnamese
This strain
The BlackHybrid · 16–24% THC · 8–10 wk
Bred from it
Black VelvetBurmese Kush x The Black
Similar strains
Matched on shared parents, top terpenes, type and THC. Never on medical use.
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- THC
- 19–26%
- Flowering
- 6–8 wk
- Terpene
- Caryophyllene
- Effect
- Energetic
Afghan Haze
- THC
- 15–21%
- Flowering
- 10 wk
- Terpene
- Myrcene
- Effect
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Akorn Aka Snowbud
aka Snowbud
- THC
- 16%
- Flowering
- 9 wk
- Terpene
- Myrcene
- Effect
- Sleepy
Where to buy
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