CANNALIB · STRAIN DOSSIER · BANANA KUSH
Banana Kush
4 independent sources put THC at 18%; 559 flower lab samples give a 10th to 90th percentile band of 13.7 to 25.2%; 13 recorded parents; 124 recorded descendants. It placed in results from High Times Cannabis Cup (United States), DC Grower’s Cup and THC Classic (Rooster Magazine).
Banana Kush is a indica dominant hybrid cannabis strain bred by Anesia Seeds. Lab tests put its THC between 13.7 and 25.2% (the middle 80% of 559 flower samples), with CBD around 0.1%. The terpenes most often reported are ocimene, limonene, β-caryophyllene. Recorded parents: Afghan Kush × Afghanistan Kush × Banana × Banana Knuckles × Ghost Og × Lowryder 2 × Og Kush × Silver Haze × Skunk × Skunk Haze × South Indian Indica Auto × White Kush × Banana Sensi. Stated flowering time 56 to 63 days. 7 cup placings on record, 4 verified against published results.
● frozen 2026-09-29 · API 0.7.1-stdlib
● evidence bar: thc 4 independent sources
● type: indica dominant hybrid
18%
THC, most-agreed claim
4 independent sources
13.7–25.2%
Flower lab range
10th to 90th percentile of 559 samples
13
Recorded parents
with sources, never guessed
124
Recorded descendants
through stated parent links
4/7
Cup results, verified/total
placings found in published results
18
Pictures on record
shown with source and credit
CHEMISTRY, CLAIM BY CLAIM
Every THC claim, and who made it.
| THC | Independent sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 18% | 4 | allbud, cannabis_intelligence, medical_effects, hytiva, master |
| 22.4% | 3 | or_prr00150, replication_data, cannlytics_expand |
| 25% | 3 | seedfinder, seedcity_local, cannabis_intelligence |
| 21.2% | 2 | cannlytics_expand, replication_data |
| 28% | 2 | or_prr00150, or_olcc_rich_enrich |
| 33.7% | 2 | or_prr00150, or_olcc_rich_enrich |
| 23 to 27% | 2 | seedfinder, seedcity_local |
| 0.2% | 1 | steep_hill_chemotypes_zenodo_3986252 |
| 0.1% | 1 | steep_hill_chemotypes_zenodo_3986252 |
| 0.2% | 1 | steep_hill_chemotypes_zenodo_3986252 |
| 0.2% | 1 | steep_hill_chemotypes_zenodo_3986252 |
| 0.2% | 1 | steep_hill_chemotypes_zenodo_3986252 |
Lab range 13.7 to 25.2% THC is the 10th to 90th percentile of 559 flower lab samples, median 18.9%; CBD 0 to 0.4% over 374 samples.
top terpenes by stated value: ocimene, limonene, β-caryophyllene, β-myrcene, α-humulene, β-pinene
1,150 chemistry rows on record. Flagged rows never used as potency: 350 non flower, 73 quality flagged, 1 percent outliers.
GROW CLAIMS
Height and flowering, as stated.
| Height | Independent sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 90 to 120 cm | 5 | bank_azarius_seeds, truenorth, cannaconnection, seedfinder, cropking |
| 80 to 120 cm | 2 | seedcity, seedcity_local |
| 150 to 200 cm | 1 | seedfinder |
| Flowering | Independent sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 56 to 63 days | 6 | bank_azarius_seeds, truenorth, seedfinder, seedcity, seedcity_local, bank_blim-burn-seeds |
| 49 to 56 days | 3 | seedcity, seedcity_local, seedfinder |
| 49 to 63 days | 2 | cannaconnection, cropking |
| 45 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 53 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 56 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 56 to 70 days | 1 | cropking |
| 60 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 65 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 63 days | 1 | seedfinder |
LINEAGE
Recorded parents, and how many sources agree.
| Parent | Sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| Afghan Kush | 1 | seedfinder |
| Afghanistan Kush | 1 | strain_fact:seedfinder|literal_cleaned |
| Banana | 1 | strain_fact:seedfinder |
| Banana Knuckles | 1 | seedfinder |
| Ghost Og | 1 | seedfinder |
| Lowryder 2 | 1 | strain_fact:cropking |
| Og Kush | 1 | seedfinder |
| Silver Haze | 1 | seedfinder |
| Skunk | 1 | seedfinder |
| Skunk Haze | 1 | strain_fact:allbud,cropking,hytiva,master+1 |
| South Indian Indica Auto | 1 | strain_fact:cropking |
| White Kush | 1 | strain_fact:cropking |
| Banana Sensi | 1 | strain_fact:cropking |
124 descendants through recorded links, including Fruit Salad Expert Seeds Seeds, Strawberry Banana Auto Seeds, Strawberry Banana Seeds, Banana Berry Kush, Banana Blast, Banana Bomb, Banana Breath, Banana Cookie Kush.
COMPETITIONS AND AWARD CLAIMS
Cup results with sources; claims with verdicts.
| Year | Competition | Category | Place | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Best in Grass | Flower - Eighths | 2nd | unverified |
| 2023 | DC Grower’s Cup | Indica | 2nd | verified |
| 2018 | THC Classic (Rooster Magazine) | Flash Frozen | 1st | unverified |
| 2017 | Spannabis Champions Cup | Solvent extraction category | 1st | unverified |
| 2013 | High Times Cannabis Cup (United States) | MEDICAL INDICA | 3rd | verified |
| 2011 | High Times Cannabis Cup (United States) | Indica Cup | 1st | verified |
| 2011 | High Times Cannabis Cup (United States) | Hybrid Cup | 3rd | verified |
Award claims checked 0 confirmed · 4 unchecked. Only confirmed claims count as results.
| Claim | Year | Source | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indica Cup | Indica Cup | 2023 | 2023 | archive.org | unchecked |
| There's something about great taste and potency that keeps the Banana Kush winning | 2012 | 2012 | archive.org | unchecked |
| Best Indica | 2011 | 2011 | archive.org | unchecked |
| ist PLace MDica | not stated | archive.org | unchecked |
PICTURES, WITH CREDIT
18 pictures on record. Three shown, each with its source.
credit: seedsmanlive.gumlet.io · shown with credit, copyright unverified
credit: seedsmanlive.gumlet.io · shown with credit, copyright unverified
credit: seedfinder.eu · shown with credit, copyright unverified
How to read this page
Every value is a stated claim with its sources. Where sources disagree all claims are listed. The lab range is the 10th to 90th percentile of flower lab samples and is never blended with seed-bank claims. Parents are recorded links, never guessed. Pictures are shown with their source and credit; copyright is unverified. Nothing on this page was invented, averaged across sources or merged from another name.
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dossier banana-kush · frozen 2026-09-29 · published by CannaLib, a Plausible Deniability project · Cite as: CannaLib (2026). Banana Kush strain dossier. https://cannalib.org/strains/banana-kush/