BC Highland Thai is for sure the same as RSC Highland Thai/Burmese. The first source of the strain is the same, seeds were collected by Sativafiend, an expatriate grower living in Thailand that used to stock RSC and colaborate with Breeder's Choice, Bodhi, Chomba, Snowcap and othersl, they all used to gather at the Breed Bay, where the original threads by Sativafiend with the info and pictures from the strains still can be found. It was a nice highland strain from Chiang Mai area, I've read great reports and a friend had them and crossed them to Flo male. I'm also pretty sure that the BC Hmong Tribe is the same strain as the old RSC Highland Lao and same source as well. Probably all came from those initial seed batches. Info from the HT/Burmese by Sativafiend:
HT/Burmese original pics and used later by RSC's website as well:
Some quotes from Sativafiend:
HHF to him, Nov 2007:
Aparently he was also doing some crosses for Breeder's Choice too:
This got me surprised because his avatar is in fact one of the HT pictures from above and from his HT albums. I really hope it was just a mistake with he pics and the seeds distributed were pure indeed.
Anyway, later he moved from Myanmar/Thailand border to Northern Lao:
Anyway, both HT and Lao were distributed by RSC a long ago. Nowadays, the last Mekong and Mango Thai and Red Thai were all sourced in the Isaan area, around the Khorat Plateau, North East Thailand. So in my opinion, more like lowland style thai strains. Pretty different genetics to the Burmese/Highland Thais from the mountains at the North West.
RSC no longer offered any other Highland Thais, but lowlands from Isaan and some other interesting strains from Lao (Highland Lao, Golden Triangle Akka and Viet-Lao) and the Mekong. Problem is that as RSC works with local farmers or contributors, so once their stocks end (it quickly does), strains are gone forever unless growers make any reproductions.
This year for the first time, RSC is going to sell some Lebanese seeds reproduced out of their origin. A spanish grower contributed reproducing a few hundred Lebanese seeds to be re-stocked at the moment.
Laos from the same source (pics also used later by RSC):
Hope it helps,
Vibes.
HT/Burmese original pics and used later by RSC's website as well:
Some quotes from Sativafiend:
HHF to him, Nov 2007:
Aparently he was also doing some crosses for Breeder's Choice too:
This got me surprised because his avatar is in fact one of the HT pictures from above and from his HT albums. I really hope it was just a mistake with he pics and the seeds distributed were pure indeed.
Anyway, later he moved from Myanmar/Thailand border to Northern Lao:
Anyway, both HT and Lao were distributed by RSC a long ago. Nowadays, the last Mekong and Mango Thai and Red Thai were all sourced in the Isaan area, around the Khorat Plateau, North East Thailand. So in my opinion, more like lowland style thai strains. Pretty different genetics to the Burmese/Highland Thais from the mountains at the North West.
RSC no longer offered any other Highland Thais, but lowlands from Isaan and some other interesting strains from Lao (Highland Lao, Golden Triangle Akka and Viet-Lao) and the Mekong. Problem is that as RSC works with local farmers or contributors, so once their stocks end (it quickly does), strains are gone forever unless growers make any reproductions.
This year for the first time, RSC is going to sell some Lebanese seeds reproduced out of their origin. A spanish grower contributed reproducing a few hundred Lebanese seeds to be re-stocked at the moment.
Laos from the same source (pics also used later by RSC):
Hope it helps,
Vibes.
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