Killer A5 Haze

[TAÏNY]

THE MYTHICAL A5 HAZE MEETS OUR MALAWI KILLER TO CREATE OUR MOST POWERFUL, TRIPPY AND NARCOTIC HYBRID

Here at ACE Seeds we’ve done it again with Killer A5 Haze, creating a monstrous new sativa hybrid that has the potential to produce the most potent plants, with the highest amount of THC in our catalogue.

A5 Haze is one of the rarest mothers (and probably the most powerful one) belonging to the family of Dutch elite clones of Haze hybrids that Nevil Schoenmakers developed at the end of the 80s and that are still preserved to this day. This Northern Lights #5/Haze A mother is characterised by its extremely trippy and devastating potency, high production and by its incensed, organic and meaty aromas of authentic Dutch 'Old School' Haze with a greater influence from ancient Colombian sativas. The rarity of this A5 Haze mother is due to Nevil losing the Haze A male very early on, meaning that seeds were never produced in commercial quantities using this Haze A male.

With Killer A5 Haze our main goal was to create a sativa dominant hybrid that would maintain (and even exceed) the extreme potency, high vigour and high yields of the A5 mother, and we have achieved this by hybridising her with the killer phenotypes of our powerful Malawi, with which we have increased the THC content even further, reaching as high as 30% (the upper limit that cannabis plants can produce). At the same time we have considerably increased resin production and trichome size, and we have reduced the long flowering time of the A5 Haze to something more moderate (not only indoors, but also in its faster reaction to flowering outdoors) without having to introduce indica genetics. Despite its great sativa vigour and its very high production, Killer A5 Haze grows with a contained and manageable size, making it our sativa dominant hybrid with the highest production per m2.

In Killer A5 Haze we find 4 phenotypes:

- Haze dominant pheno: This phenotype is the one that shows the greatest Colombian sativa influence from the Haze A male, producing huge and beautiful colas with an excellent flower/leaf ratio, which mature with elegant and delicate reflowerings. Woody and incensed aromas of pure Haze. The resin production of this pheno is good, but not as extreme as in the following 3 phenotypes. Flowering time: 75-90 days.

- NL/Haze pheno: This pheno shows a greater indica influence from the Northern Lights, and therefore a smaller size, faster flowering and lower flower/leaf ratio. It is also the most faithful to the characteristics of the original A5 Haze mother, producing rounded and very resinous flowers with a silver appearance, which produces characteristic horn-shaped reflowerings at the end of flowering. Incensed, meaty (liver) and organic (petals of decaying flowers) aromas. Flowering time: 66-80 days.

- Haze/Malawi pheno: Sativa dominant and well balanced pheno in terms of displaying characteristics from both Haze A and Malawi parents. It produces huge, very dense colas, with an excellent flower/leaf ratio, with the gleaming resin coverage of our Malawi. It produces slight reflowerings in its final stages, although not as pronounced as in the first 2 phenos. Incense and woody Haze aromas, with the oily and resinous background of Malawi. Flowering time: 75-85 days.

- Silverish Malawi pheno: Monstrous sativa phenotype with a greater Malawi influence. Incredibly high flower to leaf ratio, very high production, with the classic huge trichomes and ovaries of our Malawi, and with a prodigious resin production that lends it an aggressive silverish appearance when mature, bringing the characteristics of Malawi Killer phenotypes to very extreme levels that have rarely been reached before. Flowering time: 75-85 days.

Killer A5 Haze is one of the first joint projects between ACE Seeds and Yo Sammy, a member of the small group of growers in South Holland who have preserved the elite clones of Nevil’s Haze hybrids for almost 3 decades. These Dutch elite 'old school' Haze clones were the fundamental parentals in the Netherlands of the 90s, used to develop the best Haze hybrids in History. Unfortunately, the best sativa qualities of these legendary Haze hybrids, and their unique incense terpene profile that led them to be globally recognised as the best sativa hybrids were diluted and brutalised (in particular over the last 2 decades), constantly mixed with indica or skunk genetics in an attempt to shorten their flowering time.

With these new projects, our priority will be to try to raise the bar of Sativa Haze breeding, by crossing these old elite Dutch Haze clones with elite parentals of our most worked sativa varieties, and also in organoleptic terms, experimenting with different types of incense profiles by hybridising elite parents in this regard.

We’d especially like to thank Karma for rescuing the A5 Haze mother, and for offering it to us for the development of Killer A5 Haze.
Special thanks to all the growers who helped us to test Killer A5 Haze for the last year and a half: Syd Barret, Spaventa, beanz, deepwaterdude, Buddler, Neiko and many others

AVAILABLE IN FEMINIZED FORMAT
POLYHYBRID
% SATIVA / INDICA: 80 % SATIVA / 20 % INDICA
FLOWERING INDOORS: 9-12 WEEKS
FLOWERING OUTDOORS: END OF OCTOBER / EARLY NOVEMBER
YIELD / M2: VERY HIGH
RESISTANCE AGAINST SPIDER MITES: AVERAGE – HIGH
RESISTANCE AGAINST MILDEW: HIGH
RESISTANCE AGAINST BOTRYTIS: AVERAGE
RESISTANCE AGAINST WHITE FLY: AVERAGE – HIGH
RESISTANCE AGAINST COLD: AVERAGE – HIGH
RESISTANCE AGAINST HEAT: HIGH
LATITUDE: 0º-43º
THC: 23-30 %
CBD: Null
CBG: 0.3 %
Terpene profile: It mainly contains the following monoterpenes: high amounts of beta myrcene and smaller amounts of limonene. Sesquiterpenes: Only beta caryophyllene.

GENETICS: A5 Haze by Nevil (Northern Lights #5/HazeA) x Malawi Killer.
STRUCTURE: Excellent vigour. Branched sativa structure with medium internode distance, of a contained and manageable size and stretch.
BOUQUET: Dutch old school dark incensed Haze aroma, meaty (liver), with a strong organic/rotten background, with final touches of decomposing flower petals, resin and cured wood.
HIGH: Extraordinarily powerful, complex, profound and long lasting. Psychedelic beginning that completely changes visual, auditory and tactile perception, catapulting the psyche to new dimensions where there seems to be no tangible reality. As the effect develops, it produces an uncontrollable hilarity, later becoming more introspective and physical, producing strong dissociation of mind and body, and a strong final narcosis similar to opiates. Recommended only for the most intrepid and experienced psychonauts. It can cause panic and/or complete physical debilitation to users with low tolerance or without experience with strong sativas of this caliber. Nothing will be ever the same after trying Killer A5 Haze.

GROWING TIPS

Indoors, outstanding results can be achieved in terms of quality and production with a correct and abundant feeding and strong light intensity. A sativa hybrid that’s very well suited to SCROG culture due to its excellent branching and lateral production.

Outdoors, it can be cultivated up to 43º latitude, although it is a variety that works best in climates with hot summers and warm, dry autumn weather, due to the density and size that its flowers can reach.

We recommend high levels of nutrients for the whole cycle.

Hey dubi, what's up?
Is is hard to find this phenotype among Ace seeds?

 

[Snipp]

Hi @Snipp i'm not an export on the matter (since 99 % of times prefer to coordinate from clone the chosen parental plants to always pollinate with fresh pollen), but i have had good results storing ONLY the pollen with a bit of gel silica (in a very dry, clean and hygienic environment) inside sealed lab vials and stored in the dark inside the fridge with 5ºC temps, and stored pollen was fertile at least for months.

@draztik @Maple_Flail I have tagged and replied you in the Thai A5 Haze thread.

Thank you
I was asking because I heard you cannot store pollen so easily. Good to know

 

[Snipp]

By the way.... really fat stuff

 

[lemonade]

Here’s a KA5H top at about 13 wks. Starting to flush now. I’ve got about 10 diff KA5H plants going. Ill take more pics soon. They’re kinda at the back of my room so it’s difficult to get to them for pictures and stuff.

 

[dubi]

Glad to meet your Killer A5 Haze before harvest @lemonade Meaty buds! What kind of smells are you getting from her ?

 

[lemonade]

Glad to meet your Killer A5 Haze before harvest @lemonade Meaty buds! What kind of smells are you getting from her ?

Thanks Dubi! I’m really liking this strain so far.

It’s hard for me to say too much about the smell yet as its quite complex and I don't spend a lot of face time with these plants. The KA5H, Malawi, and Super Malawi Haze are the tallest plants of my current crop so most of them are on the outside of the room against the walls.

However, so far I wouldn't say it’s especially pungent/stinky but there’s woody, rotten fruit, herbs, classic haze and sour apple smells. Very unique and complex for sure; Cant wait to harvest these!

Not sure how long I'm going to flush these for. Just going to see how it goes i suppose.

Don't want them gettin’ too yellow and I know my soil is already depleted of nutrients based off runoff PPM and how they look when they don't get fed regularly.

Most likely around 10 days flush for most of my crop though. At least 10 days for the KA5H as its quite dark green still, as I over fed it with N earlier on, unlike others like the Bangi and PCK x Malawi.

I’m looking forward to updating you guys then; when I chop em down!

 

[Snipp]

From a different point of view

 

[Snipp]

Bit foxtailing - like it

 

[Dr.Young]

Looks so dank... Signature look of haze A.... Definitely looks worth keeping around for more runs...

 

[StickyBandit]

What's up with these leaves having 2 layers? Is that normal for KA5H? DWC grow

5 weeks from seed

 

[Snipp]

What's up with these leaves having 2 layers? Is that normal? DWC grow
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5 weeks from seed

It's special for sure .
I'd like to observe this , interesting pheno.
I see no real problem with those leaves. Flowering will also be interesting to see.

 

[Snipp]

I also had some leaves wich had flowers on itself. Found sn old pic

And another pic from my last dr Grinspoon ( wich didnt went so good as the other before) wich I found.
Also an interesting sativa

 

[MrFancyPlants]

My two plants are getting close... Here's the one with the better smell (incensey, sweet, woody), it seems to be more on the Haze side. Less vigor and slower growing than her leafier, presumably NL/Haze dominant sister, though. There was an unfortunate blumat-supply-lined-got-pinched accident while I was out of town, and she suffered for almost a week without water.

@ 12 weeks. Trichomes are mostly cloudy, with a few clear ones left here and there.

 

[Snipp]

Harvested the under üart

 

[Snipp]

I washed the branches, now drying. Will put then into the drying tent in a few hours.
The rest we will see, will do them within the next 2-3 days. Let the plant stand in rhe dark

 

[dubi]

@lemonade glad she is displaying a complex and interesting terpene profile, please post closer pics of your ACE plants before harvest!
Regarding terpenes, a good selected Killer A5 Haze should have at least loud leather, liver and incensey terps, but if you want something extra that straight Killer Malawi and A5 haze mother don't have, then the individuals with added fruity complex terps (along with the terps previously described) would be ones to look for.

@Snipp sativa dom hybrids like Killer A5 Haze can produce individuals with strong tropical sativa behaviour in flowering. Such expressions like yours usually ripen first the lower parts than the upper ones. Outdoors the ripening is more regular thoughout the whole plant, although still can be appreciated. Indoors it is even more evident, especially if the temps in the tops is higher than the lower part of the plant and also if you keep feeding strongly with significant N content in late flowering. So what you are doing is correct, harvest first lower buds up to your taste, so the plant can focus its last energies to fatten up top colas a bit more.

I really like the look and sound of your KA5H after 12 weeks of flowering really good looking, balanced and tamed pheno.

StickyBandit It's not that rare to find individuals with irregular or non symmetric petioles. Small buds coming out the fan leaves is less frequent, but also pops up many times in many lines if you grow enough big populations. They look really healthy and ready for the flowering stage

 

[StickyBandit]

Thanks @dubi . It's great that you find time to comment/reply to everyone
The girls have been on 12/12 for 10 days now. I'm thinking the leaf irregularity might be due to the DWC grow with the over abundance of nutes as they both have it and the soil one doesn't and it's half the size

 

[dubi]

You are welcome, i do my best.

 

[MrFancyPlants]

This is my other current KA5H. She's a bit more leafy, and is staying pretty green at 12 weeks, save for some fans directly under the lights that got burnt up. She has some incense, like her sister, but is dominated by the sweet-earthy background. Trichomes are overwhelmingly cloudy, but she is still throwing out new flower clusters.

 

[Dr.Young]

Maybe you should go down to 11/13 cycle? Perhaps try to get a bigger temperature gap between day and night time... maybe lower peak daytime temp, and drop humidity so that it rushes the nutes outta the leaves quicker... Maybe 75*F max daytime temp with 40-50% humidity, and try to get 60-65*F nighttime temp with 30-40% humiidity....
Perhaps even consider girdling.. or taking a layer of skin off the main stem at the bottom to encourage hormones for ripening, and leaching of nutrients from the leafs. Another thing is water temperature..... Warm water could perhaps loosen up some minerals and create a more rapid flow/cycling thorugh the plant in conjunction with lower but VPD safe humiidty.