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The central flower cluster that forms along the upper portion of the main stems and large branches in a mature female cannabis plant. Colas are composed of tightly woven teardrop-shaped buds that can grow upwards of 24 inches when grown in a greenhouse setting. They are a prized possession among growers and consumers due to the high concentration of active resin, as well as for their photogenic qualities due to their size and luster. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That Northern Lights cola was the size of my whole forearm!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I couldn't pass up on buying that quarter-ounce cola even though I knew it probably had a 3-gram stem in it. It just looked so good. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\tThe anatomy of a cola<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

An untrained female cannabis plant will typically reach the flowering phase with most of her growth focused upward in one central stem that has minimal branching toward the top, giving it an overall pear shape. A trained female plant will enter the flowering phase with multiple budding sites that will encourage the growth of many equal-size colas throughout the plant. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On an untrained plant, the distance between nodes, the intersection on the main stem where leaves and branches sprout off, is smaller toward the top of the plant, giving the top of the main stem a crowded appearance with a lot of small branches and leaves. As flowers begin to grow and mature, the untrained cannabis plant will concentrate the majority of its metabolic energy towards the top of the plant and produce one large cola with many smaller buds below. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t

\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t<\/a>Photo by: Gina Coleman\/Weedmaps<\/cite>
As flowers begin to grow and mature, the untrained cannabis plant will concentrate the majority of its metabolic energy towards the top of the plant and produce one large cola with many smaller buds below. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t