CANNALIB · STRAIN DOSSIER · GRAPE APE
Grape Ape
8 independent sources put THC at 20%; 2,032 flower lab samples give a 10th to 90th percentile band of 10.9 to 23.6%; 10 recorded parents; 162 recorded descendants. It placed in results from Karma Cup, California State Fair Cannabis Awards / California Cannabis Awards and DC Grower’s Cup.
Grape Ape is a indica dominant hybrid cannabis strain bred by Kushman Genetics/Buds & Roses. Lab tests put its THC between 10.9 and 23.6% (the middle 80% of 2,032 flower samples), with CBD around 0.1%. The terpenes most often reported are caryophyllene, myrcene, limonene. Recorded parents: Afghan × Afghani × Grand Daddy Purple × Mendo Purps × Mendocino Purps × Purple Urkel × Skunk × Skunk 1 × Afghani, Mendocino Purps, & Skunk #1 × Grandaddy Grape. Stated flowering time 49 to 63 days. 4 cup placings on record, 3 verified against published results.
● frozen 2026-09-29 · API 0.7.1-stdlib
● evidence bar: thc 8 independent sources
● type: indica dominant hybrid
20%
THC, most-agreed claim
8 independent sources
10.9–23.6%
Flower lab range
10th to 90th percentile of 2,032 samples
10
Recorded parents
with sources, never guessed
162
Recorded descendants
through stated parent links
3/4
Cup results, verified/total
placings found in published results
12
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 20% | 8 | rqs, cannaconnection, cannlytics_expand, seedfinder, replication_data, weedseedsexpress, cannabis_intelligence, bank_azarius_seeds |
| 21% | 4 | cannlytics_expand, or_prr00150, replication_data, cropking |
| 18% | 4 | allbud, cannlytics_expand, leafly_flat, replication_data, maxvalue_terpenes, leafly_flat_enrich, master |
| 17% | 4 | cannlytics_expand, replication_data, medical_effects, seedfinder |
| 19% | 3 | cannlytics_expand, or_prr00150, replication_data |
| 22% | 3 | cannlytics_expand, replication_data, https://archive.org/details/hightimes1974-2018 |
| 0.3% | 2 | cannlytics_expand, wa_wslcb_leaf_new |
| 16.6% | 2 | replication_data, maxvalue_terpenes, smith_phytochem_sample |
| 17.2% | 2 | or_prr00150, replication_data |
| 12.6% | 2 | maxvalue_terpenes, smith_phytochem_sample |
| 15.8% | 2 | or_prr00150, or_olcc_rich_enrich |
| 13.4% | 2 | or_prr00150, replication_data |
Lab range 10.9 to 23.6% THC is the 10th to 90th percentile of 2,032 flower lab samples, median 19%; CBD 0 to 0.3% over 1,522 samples.
top terpenes by stated value: caryophyllene, myrcene, limonene, β-ocimene, α-pinene, α-humulene
3,798 chemistry rows on record. Flagged rows never used as potency: 992 non flower, 205 quality flagged, 1 percent outliers.
GROW CLAIMS
Height and flowering, as stated.
| Height | Independent sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 100 cm | 8 | alchimia, bank_azarius_seeds, rqs, truenorth, seedfinder, seedcity, seedcity_local, cannabis_intelligence |
| 80 to 120 cm | 2 | seedcity, seedcity_local |
| 70 to 80 cm | 1 | seedfinder |
| 100 cm | 1 | bank_blim-burn-seeds |
| 100 to 150 cm | 1 | seedfinder |
| 152 to 244 cm | 1 | cropking |
| 160 to 190 cm | 1 | seedfinder |
| 70 to 100 cm | 1 | cannabis_intelligence |
| 100 cm | 1 | cannaconnection |
| 190 cm | 1 | cannaconnection |
| Flowering | Independent sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 63 days | 4 | bank_azarius_seeds, seedfinder, cannabis_intelligence, alchimia |
| 49 to 63 days | 4 | seedcity, seedcity_local, alchimia, master, seedfinder |
| 56 to 63 days | 3 | cannaconnection, seedcity, seedcity_local |
| 49 to 56 days | 2 | cropking, seedfinder |
| 60 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 53 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 50 to 60 days | 1 | rqs |
| 56 to 70 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 52 to 56 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 54 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 56 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 55 to 65 days | 1 | cannabis_intelligence |
LINEAGE
Recorded parents, and how many sources agree.
| Parent | Sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| Afghan | 1 | strain_fact:alchimia,master |
| Afghani | 1 | strain_fact:seedfinder |
| Grand Daddy Purple | 1 | seedfinder |
| Mendo Purps | 1 | strain_fact:seedfinder |
| Mendocino Purps | 1 | strain_fact:alchimia,master |
| Purple Urkel | 1 | summary:parents |
| Skunk | 1 | strain_fact:seedfinder |
| Skunk 1 | 1 | seedfinder |
| Afghani, Mendocino Purps, & Skunk #1 | 1 | strain_fact:seedfinder |
| Grandaddy Grape | 1 | seedfinder |
162 descendants through recorded links, including Grape Ox Seeds, Z Feminized Seeds Blackskull Seeds, Z Herbies Seeds, 3 Way Purple, 3Xpurple, Alien Grapevine, Alien Tits, Ambitious Sweet Ape.
COMPETITIONS AND AWARD CLAIMS
Cup results with sources; claims with verdicts.
| Year | Competition | Category | Place | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | California State Fair Cannabis Awards / California Cannabis Awards | Best of California (Golden Bear): Pinene | Golden Bear | verified |
| 2023 | California State Fair Cannabis Awards / California Cannabis Awards | Outdoor: Pinene | Gold | verified |
| 2017 | DC Grower’s Cup | Indica | 2nd | unverified |
| 2015 | Karma Cup | Shatter | 2nd | verified |
Award claims checked 0 confirmed · 15 unchecked. Only confirmed claims count as results.
| Claim | Year | Source | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| high Times | not stated | hytiva | event_ambiguous |
| Cannabis Cup | not stated | hytiva | event_ambiguous |
| High Times | not stated | seedfinder | event_ambiguous |
| 2011 High Times Medical Colorado Cup | 2011 | seedfinder | not_in_results |
| 2011 High Times Medical Colorado Cup Interested on Grape Ape? Browse the recommended s | 2011 | seedfinder | not_in_results |
| 1st Place - Concentrates - 2011 - High Times Medical Colorado Cup | 2011 | seedfinder | not_in_results |
| 18.49% THC | 2013 | 2013 | archive.org | unchecked |
| Cannabis Cup winner (best wax) | 2011 | 2011 | runner:brain-data-staging-book-cannabis- | unchecked |
| Cannabis Cup winner (best wax) | 2011 | 2011 | runner:brain-data-staging-book-high-time | unchecked |
| 1st Place - Medical Cup - 2006 - Lake County | 2006 | seedfinder | unchecked |
| 2005 and 2006 1st Place - Medical Cup - 2006 - Lake County 1st Place - Concentrates - | 2005 | seedfinder | unchecked |
| 1st Place - Green Cup - 2005 and 2006 | 2005 | seedfinder | unchecked |
| Green Cup | not stated | seedfinder | unchecked |
| Medical Cup | not stated | seedfinder | unchecked |
| Colorado Cup | not stated | seedfinder | unchecked |
PICTURES, WITH CREDIT
12 pictures on record. Three shown, each with its source.
credit: cannaconnection.com · shown with credit, copyright unverified
credit: seedfinder.eu · shown with credit, copyright unverified
credit: cropkingseeds.com · 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 grape-ape · frozen 2026-09-29 · published by CannaLib, a Plausible Deniability project · Cite as: CannaLib (2026). Grape Ape strain dossier. https://cannalib.org/strains/grape-ape/