Black Maple #22 Clone

Description

About Black Maple #22

Black Maple #22 is what happens after a serious pheno hunt. Someone grew out Black Maple genetics - potentially dozens of plants - evaluated each one for aroma intensity, trichome coverage, structure, yield, and effect. Plant #22 was the winner.

The #22 designation means you're getting the specific individual plant selected for its superior expression: more intense maple sweetness, more pronounced purple pigmentation, heavier resin production, and tighter structure than the base Black Maple genetics typically produce.

This is the difference between a genetic name and a selected cut. Black Maple is the genetics. Black Maple #22 is the best plant those genetics produced.

Pheno Twenty-Two: The Reserve Barrel

Black Maple set the standard for dark, syrupy sedation; phenotype #22 is the barrel the producer kept back. The selection intensified everything the base cut is loved for: the maple-and-dark-berry profile runs thicker and sweeter, the THC steps up to 23-27%, and the sedating weight arrives with reserve-grade authority. Same tree, deeper tap - the cut for Black Maple loyalists who finished the standard pour and asked what else the sugarhouse had.

Effects and Character

The arc is the original's, barrel-strength: a rich, coating euphoria that opens slower and sweeter, a thickening descent that makes the base cut's "syrup speed" feel brisk, and a sedative floor that settles evenings conclusively. This is the deepest scheduled sleep aid on the dessert shelf, and it should be poured like the proof it carries - modestly, late, onto evenings with nothing left to do. The intensified maple exhale is the upgrade made audible.

Growing Black Maple 22

The pheno kept the line's cabinet-friendly virtues: squat 40-55% stretch, broad sturdy branching, steady appetite - with the selection showing in heavier resin set and even darker cool-night color than the base cut manages. The 8-9 week window holds; the dense flower asks the standard late vigilance.

Harvest deep, 30-40% amber - pheno 22's entire mandate is the heavy end - and cure the full month. Run both Maples once and keep the one your evenings actually need; many rooms conclude they need both.

Black Maple 22 FAQ

Vs the original Black Maple? Deeper everything - sweeter syrup, higher test, heavier landing. The base cut is the standard pour.

How sedating? Reserve grade - the dessert shelf's deepest nightcap.

Grow difficulty? Friendly intermediate, low-ceiling ready.

Related cuts? Fat Kitty keeps the same hours.

Session Notes

Black Maple 22 is for the nights the standard pour stopped covering: tolerance-grown loyalists, stubborn insomnia, and the end of weeks that earned something reserve-grade. Keepers treat it as the shelf's deepest setting - poured smaller, scheduled later, and never stacked - and report the thickened descent as the most reliable conclusion in their rotation. The intensified maple makes the last taste of the day worth the day.

Growers running both Maples get the cleanest pheno-selection comparison on the dessert shelf: identical care, one barrel deeper - heavier resin, darker finish, fuller weight - which doubles as a practical education in why selections command premiums. The 30-40% amber call is the discipline that separates this cut from its sibling; harvest it like the base cut and you've grown the base cut with extra steps. Tap deep; that's the mandate.

Related strains: Black Maple | Black Sherb

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