Anybody know much about Hash Tips?

I've read about them in some magazine a while back and looked around online but they seem to be somewhat of a unicorn of growing. I just found what appears to be one forming in week 4 of flower:

Here's what a fully mature one is supposed to look like:

Anybody have any experience with these? Ever got them tested or anything?

Looks kinda like light bleaching.. That's not good = virtually no THC.

blowincherrypie said:

Looks kinda like light bleaching.. That's not good = virtually no THC.

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I don't think so. First off it's on one of the lower branches about 20 inches from the light. And second, when I look with a lens I can see clearly thousands of small trichromes all over.

I like the look of that bud! ive never really heard of it before but its got some interesting genetics thats for sure! keep up the good work Kanaplya

jswett1100 said:

I like the look of that bud! ive never really heard of it before but its got some interesting genetics thats for sure! keep up the good work Kanaplya

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That pic above is not mine, mine is just starting to form the white looking substance at the tip. I need a micro lens for my camera so I can get close enough shots to show the trichromes off the white.

Mine looks like this now and only a little triangle at the tip is pure white:

Never heard of this, nor have I seen it before.
If I was to see it, like I am now, first thought is light bleaching.
LEDs tend to do it more than HIDs from what I know, even if the light is far away.

If it's not bleaching, it's just genetics.
I don't see how it would be any better than the norm though, it's just white buds, it may look like thousands of trichomes stacked together that causes it to be white, but I highly doubt it. As trichomes just can't form like that.

Here's an article about it:

Very interesting, after years and years I tend to learn something new everyday.
I guess doing that to a plant would be nice for oils or waxes.

Lol

Kanaplya said:

Here's an article about it:

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Hash tips aren't even a thing, all the pics in that "article" are bleached buds from having the light too close.

Still cool looking though

Kanaplya said:

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I’m having same issue. Lower branches as well. Full of crystals hash tips?

broscience for light bleached

Jjgrow420 said:

broscience for light bleached

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I have never seen light bleach pictures that showed a white flower. Yellow and burnt leaves, not pure white.

Eta: In fact, I'll go as far as saying , there's no way that's light bleach. Top half perfectly white, bottom normal green. I don't what it is, whether it's genetic environmental or both.

looks like like bleaching. Never heard of hash tips. That article can call it whatever they want but most people call it light bleach.

if its not hot and just too much light itll bleach white

Crazy Composer posted some pics of a strain of his that had this white mutation on part of the buds-this was like ten years ago, and I'm not sure if it was here or overgrow or some other place-but he was a pro grower and didn't bleach anything, this was a straight up genetic feature of the strain. This "hash tips" stuff sounds like bs to me, never heard of it before.

Jjgrow420 said:

if its not hot and just too much light itll bleach white

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One half of the bud and none of the leaves? Half the bud on bottom branches? No way.