Cherry Punch Feminized Marijuana Seeds

Where Cherry Punch comes from

Cherry Punch strain is a cross of Cherry AK-47 and Purple Punch, made on the American West Coast in the late 2010s. Cherry AK-47 is a fruity selection from the AK-47 family, bringing sativa energy, height and a sour cherry note. Purple Punch, a Larry OG and Granddaddy Purple cross, adds grape candy, dense buds and the purple colour that shows in cool autumn weather.

It is easy to confuse with Black Cherry Punch, a different strain built from Black Cherry Pie and Purple Punch, and with autoflowering versions that use other genetics. The photoperiod Cherry Punch on this page is the Cherry AK-47 and Purple Punch cross, and it leans clearly sativa in effect even though its Purple Punch side makes the buds dense.

Grown from seed, Cherry Punch usually shows two types. The more common one is tall and open, with long internodes, a sour cherry and pine nose and the livelier effect. The other is shorter and bushier, with fatter, purple-flecked buds, a grape-forward smell and a softer, calmer finish closer to Purple Punch. If you have room, start a 10 pack, run several plants and keep notes; the cherry-dominant plant is the one most growers want to keep as a mother, while the grape plant is a pleasant evening alternative from the same pack.

Cherry Punch strain effects and experience

Cherry Punch is a daytime strain. The first effect is a bright, upbeat mood and a burst of energy, often with a focused, motivated feel that suits chores, creative projects or a walk. A soft, comfortable body relaxation arrives after half an hour but rarely weighs anyone down. The whole session lasts two to three hours.

With THC usually between 18% and 24%, it is moderate to strong. The sativa side can feel racy for sensitive people at high doses, so it is best approached one small puff at a time. Dry mouth and dry eyes are the usual side effects.

Cherry Punch flavour, aroma and appearance

Open the jar and it smells of fresh cherries and mixed berries, with a grape candy sweetness from the Purple Punch side. Grinding brings forward earth and a little wood. On the inhale it tastes of sweet, slightly tart cherry; the exhale is grape, berry and a pine finish that lingers on the lips. Myrcene, limonene and pinene are most often listed as the lead terpenes, with caryophyllene behind them.

The buds are chunky and medium dense, forest green with violet and plum flecks when nights cool, wrapped in bright orange pistils and a good coat of trichomes. They look heavier than they feel.

Growing Cherry Punch in Canada

Indoors

Cherry Punch grows with sativa vigour, so plan for height. Veg for three to four weeks, flip at around 40 cm and expect it to double in flower to 100 to 150 cm. It feeds at a medium level and appreciates a slight boost of potassium in mid bloom. Keep days at 22 to 27 degrees and humidity at 45% to 50% early in flower, dropping to around 40% to 45% in the last three weeks. A gentle night drop of 5 degrees in the final fortnight helps bring out the purple without slowing ripening.

Outdoors, by region

With 8 to 10 weeks of flowering, Cherry Punch finishes outdoors from late September to mid October. The earlier plants suit the Okanagan, southern Ontario and southern Quebec, where they finish around the start of October. On the BC coast and Vancouver Island, give them a sunny spot and a rain cover for the last two weeks. Prairie and northern growers should start the plants indoors in April and use a greenhouse, as the later phenotypes can run into frost. Our outdoor cultivation guide covers timing by region.

Height and training

Top early and use low stress training to spread the plant wide and keep it short; Cherry Punch responds with many even colas. A screen of green net set at the flip lets you weave the stretching branches flat during the first three weeks of bloom. Outdoors, stake the main stems before late summer winds.

Flowering and harvest cues

Harvest between day 56 and 70, depending on the phenotype. For the brightest, most energetic effect, harvest when trichomes are mostly cloudy with very little amber. Dry for 10 to 12 days at about 60% humidity and cure for two weeks or more; the cherry note becomes deeper and sweeter with time.

Cherry Punch yield indoors and outdoors

Indoors, a trained Cherry Punch canopy yields 450 to 550 g/m². Outdoors in a long, sunny southern Canadian season, a well fed plant in the ground produces 500 to 800 g dried. The chunky buds and moderate leaf make trimming quick.

Who Cherry Punch is for, and who should pick something else

Cherry Punch feminized seeds suit growers who want a daytime fruit strain, outdoor gardeners in southern Canada with room for a tall plant, and indoor growers comfortable with topping and training.

Choose something else if you have a short tent or want an evening strain to help you wind down. A compact indica, such as Purple Punch itself, would be a better match.

How Cherry Punch compares

Purple Punch, the parent, is shorter, heavier and much more relaxing, with more grape and less cherry. Cherry Pie shares the cherry note but has a more balanced, earthier flavour and effect. Cherry Runtz trades the berry for tart candy on a sweeter, more relaxing plant. Among our hybrid feminized seeds, Cherry Punch is the energetic cherry choice for daytime.