Hi @Maple_Flail i replied to you in this thread since the question is about Thai A5 Haze.
Yes, as explained previously (in the strain descriptions too), the NL5 influence in the new A5 Haze hybrids released this year (Thai A5 Haze, Green Haze 19 A5, Purple Haze 23 A5) is nearly totally recessive and that was my goal: to mostly combine our best tropical sativas with Haze A male traits, and without NL5 influence (as much as possible).
So if you want more evident NL5 traits then you will need to make F2s of these, or easier: choose Killer A5 Haze.
Heavy and dirty, stupefying effects many times go together, especially in modern mostly indica hybrids and Western so called Kush strains.
There are not many indicas that can calm the mind and sedate the body without producing dirty, stupefying side effects.
Bubba Kush mother we have is one of the few modern indica plants that has such qualities.
Although imo better to look for it in traditional hashplant indica populations from Afghanistan and Pakistan.
A5 Haze mother displays imo mostly the Colombian side of Original Haze instead of the Thai side like C5 Haze does. Haze male A from Nevil may contained Thai, but its offspring i have studied show mostly American sativa traits. Some say NL5 had a bit of Thai (others say Hawaiian, Mexican, ....) difficult to know for sure, because the sativa part is quite recessive, NL5 is a quite hash plant indica type, despite it may contained a bit of sativa.
Thai A5 Haze crossed with a good selection of Flo sounds divine to me
Some buds from plant #2, still meat seasonings smell with citric background, taste is light creamy lemon-like, not much at the moment. I was hoping the seasonings would translate to something heavy in the air, bit it is not incensey at all, more woody.
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High is indeed a very clear one, a bit of a creeper effect, you get to smoke the whole joint before it hits you haha
Not so energetic as the long flowering GT pheno I had recently but also definitely more manageable and less confusing, comes on smoothly. GT is like I need to do something right now, with this one if you choose to do something it is very easy to get up and at the same time calm state of mind and focused, don't know if I make sense.
If I have not missed the cure mark by drying too much, I will be back in a month or two