MADAGASCAR AFRICAN RESERVE

Madagascar African Heirloom (1980)

🌸 Flowering: 65 – 90 days (≈ 9 – 14 weeks)
📏 Stretch: Moderate to High
🌿 Plant Size: Tall, highly branched structure
⚖️ Yield: Medium to High (in ideal tropical or greenhouse settings)
🧬 Genetics: Pure African / Malagasy landrace
💪 Difficulty: Intermediate (tolerant but benefits from stable conditions)
🔥 Aroma: Wood • Lemon zest • Spicy • Earthy
🧪 THC / Cannabinoids: Moderate to strong; cannabinoid profile may vary with flowering stage

Summary / Suitability

Madagascar African Heirloom is a rare tropical sativa derived from the forested slopes of Madagascar. Known for its unique hardiness traits, it adapts to humid, shaded, and tropical environments while offering a distinct flavor profile and versatile effect. Its extended flowering window allows different phenotypes and resin profiles to mature—making it ideal for growers who value diversity and resilience.

Genetic & Regional Background

Madagascar’s isolated environment has led to the development of many endemic species and traits. This landrace reflects that isolation: it has evolved under island pressures (rain, humidity, sun variation), leading to natural resilience, subtle aromas, and adaptive growth habits. Malagascar and regional island sativa lines are known for combining wood, tropical citrus, and floral notes. 

Plant Characteristics

This cultivar exhibits a tall, open sativa form with many lateral branches and long internodes. Leaves are thin and delicately serrated. Bud sites stretch along the branches, producing long colas rather than tight mounds. The plant is hearty, able to endure variable conditions and still produce usable flower.

Flower & Resin Traits

Flowers often remain somewhat open in structure—less dense than hybrids—but deliver meaningful resin coverage. Buds carry a woodsy, lemon-tinged scent with spicy and earthy undertones. As flowering progresses, aroma shifts occur, meaning that early, mid, and late harvests may express slightly different terpene and cannabinoid ratios.

Growing Tips (Indoor & Outdoor)

• Indoor / Greenhouse:
  Provide vertical space early, as the plant stretches during bloom. Use moderate training (LST or light bending) to spread branches and enhance light exposure. Feed conservatively—this strain tolerates modest nutrition. Expect full bloom between 9 and 14 weeks, depending on phenotype.

• Outdoor / Tropical Conditions:
  Madagascar thrives in humid, tropical or subtropical zones. Full sun with partial shade options helps prevent heat stress. Use well-draining soil and organic feeding regimes. The plant naturally resists pests and humidity but benefits from airflow and selective pruning. Harvest can range from late season onwards, and cooler nights may intensify aromatic and resin traits.

Effects & Potency

Depending on harvest timing, the effect may range from bright and uplifted to soothingly narcotic. Early to mid-stage buds tend to deliver a cerebral, euphoric sensation; late-harvest flower may lean more sedative. The narcotic character adds depth and flexibility to use (day or night).

Aroma & Flavor Profile

Aroma: A base of wood and lemon blends with spicy and earthy accents.
Flavor: Lemon citrus is front and center on the inhale, followed by woody spice and a clean, earthy exhale.