I'll have to ask if it's okay to name the names who told me the Hawaii/BOEL tales, they are offline people and might not want to be named.
I have the full Senate Papers on the BOEL hearings somewhere, I shall have to dig it out and have a look for more info.
I've got a fair bit of experience of growing and smoking highland Mexis and lumbos and while there are similarities to the tastes, I find the Mexis are more cedar, beech, woodsy, pine, the best ones were like pine needles with a bit of gasoline dripped on them. Some others were minty and menthol, but I am pretty sure they weren't highland types.
Highland Colombians are also kinda woodsy, but have a more spicy, sandalwood, incense type smell/taste.
Hard to explain in words the differences and similarities, but to me, there is a distinct difference between highland Mexis and Highland Lumbos, sure they are similarities too.
I've never found anything remotely sweet or fruity from those Mexis and Lumbos I speak about, so to me, the parts of the Haze palette other than the ones I just described in Mexi and Lumbo types must be from the South Indian and Thai.
Reef's description, well sandalwood is from Colombian, catpiss is probably from Thai, lowland Thais were often very lemony/catpiss.
i understand as their is info i too would like too share but would need permission and a smile ,hopfully you can share somthin more from those papers
soo you were one of the lucky ones to experience the legends
thanks for sharing your experiences
im very very intrigued by colombians especially wackyweed and those perennials,you should check COLOMBIAN LANDRACES WANTED thread and give som of your thoughts id lov to hear them
i can only speak from research but lookin at dj shorts strains of yesteryear the reported strains all seem to be highland
and their is not much info at all reguarding colombians atleast from my research soo i reference dj's article a bit
you seem spot on with description of taste and aromas but again their is many simlarieties ,although i understand what you mean
again
dj short strains of yesteryear quote
HIGHLAND OAXACAN
Highland Gold, somewhat similar to the Colombian Gold,
It was some of my all-time favorite because the aroma and flavor were of a super-spicy cedar incense with a slight fermented berry taste
Guerrero
This strain from Mexico's coastal mountains
It had a spicy, almost wintergreen fragrance compared to the other Mexicans Michoacan Brown Spears
From the high valleys of Michoacan
, this strain was very similar in shape and texture to the Guerrero, but dark brown, and with a more peppery, spicy, woody aroma
from your description our nyc haze could be a pure colombian highland LOL
well ive seen quite a few other traits reported from lumbo's like mango and floral not from the above mentioned strains tho ,but it seems the later strains added thai ,s.indian to haze were responsible for the sweet side of things but again there is not much info on keralan ganja which id lov to kno more about , ed rosenthal noted to be spicy and incense type in his BBB
Reef's description, well sandalwood is from Colombian, catpiss is probably from Thai, lowland Thais were often very lemony/catpiss
interesting
this might be a first i dont recall seeing catpiss described as a thai trait ,but if you check my frankincense trait in haze thread ive quoted post that report cambodian red /purple haze/laos as having the frankincense trait
whats your take on reef's description have you had such a experience in your haze?
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