Cherry Bomb
Hybrid
Big Bud × Bomb (F1)
No alternate names recorded
- Sourced
- Cannabinoids: Sourced
- Effects: Sourced
- Review date not recorded
Review date not recorded
At a glance
- Type
- Hybrid
- High
- Head and Body
- Genetics
- Big Bud × Bomb (F1)
- Flowering
- 51–65 d
- THC Range
- 17% – 26%
- CBD Range
- 0%
- Dominant Terpenes
- Ocimene
Effect Profile
Reported by the community and curated from multiple sources.
- Reported
- Reported Negatives
Frequency not recorded
Ascendant
Reported
Buzzy Euphoria
Reported
Calm
Reported
Focused
Reported
Thoughtful
Reported
- Dry Eyes
- Sedated
Plant Profile
Cannabinoid Profile (As Reported)
View methodology- THC17% – 26%
- CBD0%
- CBN0.03% – 0.07%
Ranges reflect legacy lab reports and aggregated user data, as recorded.
Dominant Terpenes (Top 5)
View all terpenes- OcimeneReported
User-Reported Medical Usage New
Community- and source-reported, not medical advice.
5 reported uses
- 1DepressionReported as a reason for use.—
- 2PainReported as a reason for use.—
- 3NauseaReported as a reason for use.—
- 4Chronic PainReported as a reason for use.—
- 5ADHD/ADDReported as a reason for use.—
Listed by how widely each use is reported across strains. The share of reporters is not recorded for these reports. Not a measure of whether it worked.
View all reported usesGenetics & Origin
Big Bud’s parents
Bomb (F1)’s parents not recorded
Big Bud
Hybrid
Parent Strain
Bomb (F1)
Type not recorded
Parent Strain
Cherry Bomb
Hybrid
Origin
Cherry Bomb has no single lineage. One account is an unnamed California indica crossed with a Hawaiian landrace sativa from the Mr. Greengenes line; another is a Big Bomb cross; a third pairs two separate Cherry Bomb parents. The name marks a cherry flavor and not a defined plant.
3 lineage claim sets recorded. The one shown is attributed to Bomb Seeds; the others are in the tabs above, each with its own source.
Bred from Cherry Bomb (1)
The Grow
Best Results
Indoor and Outdoor
Preferred Climate
Warm
Grow Difficulty
- Beginner
- Easy
- Average
- Difficult
- Expert
Average
Outdoor
- Harvest
- End of September/October
- Height
- Average
- Yield
- High
Indoor
- Harvest
- 8–10 wk
- Height
- 100–120 cm
- Yield
- 600-650g/m
- Flowering
- 51–65 d
- Resistance
- Standard
The difficulty to grow Cherry Bomb is known for being average. For growers cultivating indoors, expect 100–120 cm height with a 600-650g/m yield with in about 8–10 wk. Outdoors, harvest around End of September/October.
Cultivation Notes
Cherry Bomb grows to a medium height and flowers in about eight to ten weeks, with reported indoor yields around 600 to 650 grams per square meter. It finishes outdoors from the end of September into October. Which version you grow will change all of this. Figures are grower and breeder reported.
When To Try It
Best:
Afternoon
Occasions:
- in the afternoon
About
Cherry Bomb is a name shared by several unrelated strains.
Different sources give it as a Hawaiian sativa cross, a Big Bomb cross, or a pair of Cherry Bomb parents from two breeders. What they agree on is a loud cherry-and-berry flavor; the effects vary as much as the genetics.
What to Expect
Despite the explosive name, the effect data leans calm and thoughtful, with a sedated note behind it. Some sources describe a stimulating daytime high, but the reviewer signal points the other way. The truth likely depends on which version you have.
Dry eyes and sedation are the only recorded downsides. With the genetics this muddled, a modest dose is the safe first move.
Flavor and Aroma
Cherry Bomb is a loud fruit smell led by cherry, with blackberry and blueberry behind it and a skunky undercurrent. The cherry is the one constant across every version. The flavor is sweet berry through and through.
Terpenes Explained
Cherry Bomb has no terpene panel in our data, only Ocimene named without an amount. Nothing here is measured.
The cherry note comes from lighter aroma compounds a standard panel does not report, which is normal for fruit-named strains. Since several plants carry this name, smell a batch to know what you actually have.
Cannabinoids and Potency
Cherry Bomb THC is reported anywhere from the high teens to the mid-twenties, but with several versions in circulation and no clean lab sample, no single range is reliable. CBD is absent. The potency depends on the cut.
Because Cherry Bomb covers more than one strain, the batch's own test is the only number that means anything.
Awards & Recognition
Each award is bound to the exact entry that won it. Nothing is inherited by the strain as a whole.
2013 San Francisco Cannabis Cup — entry recorded as “Cherry Bomb”
Source: not recorded on this entry
0 verified recognitions. 1 unresolved entry shown but excluded from the count.
Competition historyBusinesses familiar with Cherry Bomb 0
View allNo business is linked to Cherry Bomb yet. Businesses record what they carry through their offerings, and none names this strain.
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How we verify businessesExperience Evidence & Sources
Where this record’s observations come from, and what each source covers.
Community strain database aggregation (Labster/Blaster/Grower/Writer)
Aggregated from third-party community strain databases — 5 source records.
Ascendancy Drupal preserved public extract
Carried over from the preserved Ascendancy archive — 1 source record.
One recorded conflict
3 lineage claim sets disagree. All are retained with their sources; none is presented as settled.
Source summaries only. Evidence bodies are not published on this page.
Methodology and sourcesReader Reviews 0
Reader experiences, not verified data. Nothing here feeds the effect percentages above.
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