Puna Diesel IBL – Heirloom line originating in Hawaii

We found some more info on the ‘Puna Diesel’ which connects with our source…

“There are a few diesel cuttings floating around the state of Hawaii but only one Puna Diesel. There are plenty of growers who have Sour Diesel, but the Puna cutting originally known as ‘the Diesel’ came from a dude known as “Ron”. Ron is the guy who got it from a Hawaiian nearly 20 years ago. Ron dates the cutting around ‘96 and says it was nearly lost twice”.

Ron passed the cut to Arron Zeeman, our source.

“If I hadn’t given my buddy (Arron) a cut, it would’ve been lost forever, the braddah I originally got it from…?? I haven’t heard from him in years. I wonder if he’s even alive”. Ron said he was glad the strain took 2nd in the state and first place for the Big Island. He was surprised to hear that his friend entered it. “I couldn’t believe he actually entered and won! It’s always been my best strain”.

“The origins of the Puna cutting date back nearly 20 years. The cutting still exists today and easily produces more than nearly all other 8-9 week strains in Hawaii medical gardens. The plant is notoriously branchy and is perfect for SCROG grows and just begs to be thinned out. Unlike other Sour Diesels, the Puna cut doesn’t make giant colas but makes lots of medium-sized nugs with heavy yields”.

“After decades of propagation in Puna, the strain has adopted certain characteristics that make it a true champion of the Hawaiian rain forest. When most buds have succumbed to rot, a.k.a. “grey mold’ or botrytis, Puna Diesel can shake off downpours that total up to 120” (ten feet) of rain per year, much like another famous strain Puna Budder. Both of these strains showcase how a sativa dominant strain can finish relatively fast, produce gorgeous, uber-fragrant buds that make “one-toke choke smoke”, aka Da Kine. Puna Diesel will grow about 50% before finishing. Few can let it go a full 10 weeks because it looks plenty done with buds drooping if not tied up at week 9 and stinks to high heaven”.