Willie Nelson
Sativa
Vietnamese Black × Highland Nepalese (IBL)
No alternate names recorded
- Sourced
- Cannabinoids: Sourced
- Effects: Sourced
- Review date not recorded
Review date not recorded
At a glance
- Type
- Sativa
- High
- Head and Body
- Genetics
- Vietnamese Black × Highland Nepalese (IBL)
- Flowering
- 70–84 d
- THC Range
- 16% – 22%
- CBD Range
- 0.5%
- Dominant Terpenes
- Caryophyllene, Limonene, Pinene
Effect Profile
Reported by the community and curated from multiple sources.
- Reported
- Reported Negatives
Frequency not recorded
Creative
Reported
Energetic
Reported
Euphoric
Reported
Happy
Reported
Uplifted
Reported
- Dry Eyes
- Dry Mouth
- Headache
- The Scaries
Plant Profile
Cannabinoid Profile (As Reported)
View methodology- THC16% – 22%
- CBD0.5%
- CBG1%
- CBN0.1% – 0.17%
- THCV0.4% – 1.04%
Ranges reflect legacy lab reports and aggregated user data, as recorded.
Dominant Terpenes (Top 5)
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CaryophyllenePeppery, SpicyReported- LimoneneReported
PinenePine, FreshReported- TerpinoleneReported
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.—
- 3AnxietyReported as a reason for use.—
- 4Loss Of AppetiteReported as a reason for use.—
- 5Chronic PainReported 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
Vietnamese Black’s parents
Highland Nepalese (IBL)’s parents not recorded
Vietnamese Black
Sativa
Parent Strain
Highland Nepalese (IBL)
Type not recorded
Parent Strain
Willie Nelson
Sativa
Origin
Willie Nelson is Vietnamese Black crossed with Highland Nepalese, both landrace sativas, bred specifically for the musician. The two Asian landraces are where the lean structure, the long flowering time and the clear head all come from. It is one of the few celebrity-named strains with a genuine, documented cross behind it rather than a rebranded clone.
Barneys Farm's record agrees with 1 other breeder: Gage Green Genetics.
2 lineage claim sets recorded. The one shown is attributed to Barneys Farm; the others are in the tabs above, each with its own source.
Bred from Willie Nelson (1)
The Grow
Best Results
Indoor and Outdoor
Preferred Climate
Warm
Grow Difficulty
- Beginner
- Easy
- Average
- Difficult
- Expert
Average
Outdoor
- Harvest
- October
- Height
- Average
- Yield
- Moderate
Indoor
- Harvest
- 8–10 wk
- Height
- Average
- Yield
- Moderate
- Flowering
- 70–84 d
- Resistance
- Standard
The difficulty to grow Willie Nelson is known for being average. For growers cultivating indoors, expect average height with a moderate yield with in about 8–10 wk. Outdoors, harvest around October.
Cultivation Notes
Grow data for Willie Nelson is limited to an October outdoor harvest and standard disease resistance, with a flowering time reported around nine to twelve weeks. Its landrace sativa parentage points to a tall, slow plant that needs patience. Yield and height are not recorded. Figures are grower and breeder reported.
When To Try It
Best:
Morning
Occasions:
- before creating
About
Willie Nelson the strain is lighter and clearer than Willie Nelson the reputation suggests.
It was bred for the singer from Vietnamese Black and Highland Nepalese landraces, and the story is that he bought the entire first harvest. The THC is only moderate, and the high is a lemony, creative lift rather than a couch sink.
What to Expect
Willie Nelson is a clean creative strain. Leafly's breakdown leads with uplifted at 67 percent, then happy and euphoric at 57 and creative at 53, from a solid sample, describing a bright, talkative head with a light energy to it.
Dry mouth is the main note, higher in the relevance data than the raw 27 percent. Anxiety and paranoia are both rare. Keep water handy and the profile is otherwise easy.
Flavor and Aroma
Willie Nelson is sweet lemon and citrus with a sour edge and a grassy, almost lemongrass note. It is a light, bright smell with little heaviness. The flavor follows with sweet lemon over a piney base.
Terpenes Explained
Willie Nelson has no terpene panel in our data, only Terpinolene, Caryophyllene, Pinene and Limonene listed as names. There is nothing measured behind the lemongrass note.
That grassy, citrus quality comes partly from Limonene and partly from lighter compounds a standard panel does not list. For a landrace-based strain like this, smell a batch for brightness, since a dull one has probably been stored poorly.
Cannabinoids and Potency
Willie Nelson THC is reported around 15 to 22 percent, with the lab sample near 15, so most batches sit moderate rather than strong. CBD is a trace, with a little THCV in the data. The lower readings are probably closer to typical.
Willie Nelson is a moderate strain that works on feel, not force, so buy it for the character rather than the number.
Awards & Recognition
Each award is bound to the exact entry that won it. Nothing is inherited by the strain as a whole.
2005 High Times Cannabis Cup — entry recorded as “Willie Nelson”
Source: not recorded on this entry
0 verified recognitions. 1 unresolved entry shown but excluded from the count.
Competition historyBusinesses familiar with Willie Nelson 0
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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
2 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
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