Its fibers are almost as tough, but the cellulose that the male cannabis plant contains isn’t as robust as is the male hemp plant. Male cannabis plants look more like hemp than does a female cannabis plant. While the female plant is also used as a source of industrial fiber, the male plant is preferred. A sinsimilla plant, then, is an unpollinated female plant. A female plant will have a sprout that looks more like a pair of long thin flowers as it sprouts.
Cannabis cultivators the world over know the obsessive, purgatorial feeling of waiting for their plants to mature to discern sex – female, male or hermaphrodite. A male plant, while essential for reproduction, can also run rampant across a garden and devastate an entire crop of flowering female plants — intended for consumption — by inadvertently pollinating them and causing hermaphroditism. If culled and managed correctly, the male becomes a key part of this sustainable, perpetuating reproduction process.
There’s no way to ascertain if a seedling is male or female with the naked eye. Growers often find themselves on the edge of their seats...
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