Take Forbidden Fruit, the Cherry Pie and Tangie cross that is all about the fruit, and put it over F1 Durb, a clone-only Durban selection, and CSI's work with it came from Cookie Monster's cut. That is Forbidden Fruit x F1 Durbs. What CSI sell is access to their clone collection in seed form. The parents are the cuts themselves, not a line bred to resemble them.

Order matters in a cross name. In Forbidden Fruit x F1 Durbs the Forbidden Fruit side supplied the seed and F1 Durb the pollen, and the reciprocal - the same two plants the other way round - is a separate breeding decision with its own results.

Genetic Lineage

• Mother: Forbidden Fruit. The Cherry Pie and Tangie cross that is all about the fruit. It traces back to Cherry Pie x Tangie. Rated an easy grow that does not need constant attention.
• Father: F1 Durb. A clone-only Durban selection, and CSI's work with it came from Cookie Monster's cut. Built from a Durban line. CSI describe Cookie Monster's cut as reputedly one of the last keepers of the F1 Durb clone, and say the reversal produced very few seeds, which is why these releases are limited.
• Why it is worth a pack rather than a look. The two sides are far enough apart that seedlings genuinely differ. That range is the product.

Flavor and Aroma Profile

• The Aroma. Dark cherry and bright orange citrus.
• The Taste. Passionfruit and cherry with a citrus lift.

How the two sides differ

• What to budget. The documented side, Forbidden Fruit, runs nine to ten weeks indoors. Set the room to that and let the plants correct you.

Cultivation and Growth Traits

• Plant Structure. Compact and dense, colouring the way its Cherry Pie side does.
• Before the flip. Decide the shape now. These lines do not tidy themselves up once they are running.
• Flowering Time. Forbidden Fruit runs nine to ten weeks indoors. Start checking trichomes a week before you expect to be ready.

Effects and Experience

• The Mind. Growers describe Forbidden Fruit as indica-leaning and settling.
• The Body. Reported in line with that. This is not a plant described as pulling in two directions.

In the pack

Feminized seeds from Humboldt CSI. The point of their catalogue is access - cuts that otherwise only move between growers who already know each other, put into a form you can actually buy. Humboldt CSI original genetics.