Acapulco Gold

Appearance and Fragrance of Acapulco Gold

Acapulco Gold is a popular and historically significant sativa-leaning crossbreed that is native to Acapulco, Mexico. The buds have orange hairs similar to a gold nugget, with gold, green, and brown colors, and a lot of resin. When the bud is dispersed, it has a burnt toffee scent that endures.

Distinguishing Features of Acapulco Gold

Acapulco Gold plants are known to produce an energetic and cerebral high. They have sativa growth traits, generating lumpy colas that vary in color from dark green to golden brown. The strain has an aroma that is characterized as burnt toffee, and it is reported to have an earthy and intense taste upon consumption.

Growth of Acapulco Gold

Although Acapulco Gold is best served for outdoor growing conditions, cultivators should have less difficulty with the newer generation of Acapulco Gold seeds. Following a 60-to-70-day flowering period, one Acapulco Gold strain is reported to yield up to 500 grams per square meter indoors and up to 1 ½ kilogram per plant if suitably planted outdoors in the Northern Hemisphere by mid-October.

Effects of Acapulco Gold

Acapulco Gold is often used by those suffering from disorders such as General Anxiety Disorder or PTSD to find relief from stress and anxiety. Those struggling with depression use it to lift their mood, and the body high can also reduce old aches and pains.