Yes, it must be an extreme sativa pheno or the seed is mislabeled- which I've seen more times than I can count.
Funny though, when I first started growing out Northern Lights in the mid to late 1980's, it was an extreme indica- short, squat, BIG leaves, low to medium yielder, done early, easy to clone, hardy and likes nutes- I could go on. Now I see (not everyone's but a lot of them) N.L.'s that are more sativa leaning and wondered what the hell happened. Now I know the original has some Thai in it- but only the buzz trait- not the growth pattern traits. I see today more N.L. that look like a sativa than an indica. It's just not the same anymore and that sucks......
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