10 Highest Yielding Outdoor Cannabis Strains 🏆

For most outdoor cannabis growers, yield is a top priority when selecting a strain.

While factors like climate, pests, and mold can impact your final yield, its always best to start with a high yielding strain if you want to maximie your harvest.

Certain cannabis strains are genetically predisposed to produce more bud when grown outside.

In this article, we’ll explore some of the highest yielding outdoor cannabis strains in the world. 

1. Bubba Kush - max 1500 gr. / m2

Renowned for its deeply relaxing and sedative qualities, Bubba Kush is a perennial favorite among Indica lovers.

A true icon of the 90s hip-hop scene, it grows exceptionally well in wide-open environments.

Bubba Kush is suited to both indoor and outdoor growing environments. Short, bushy, and easy to control, it’s a forgiving strain that’s suited for beginners. When grown outdoors, warm and dry Mediterranean conditions are ideal. With a good season of long warmth and sunshine, you can expect to harvest it around mid-October. This strain responds very well to yield-enhancing training methods like ScrOG to promote even bud development.

Bubba Kush boasts an earthy flavor profile with layers of nutty chocolate and coffee balanced by sweetness. Blanketing the body and mind, it’s a tranquilizing and sedating strain that’s ideal for evening use. You’ll experience full-body relaxation with waves of dream-like euphoria and muscle soothing effects. These calming properties make it particularly useful in the treatment of stress, anxiety, and insomnia.

2. Super Silver Haze - max 1500 gr. / m2

This award-winning Sativa-dominant strain is another 90s classic noted for its exceptional yields.

It has an esteemed lineage with other giants of the cannabis world, including Northern Lights, Haze, and Skunk.

Suitable for just about any growing environment, this strain is versatile and adaptable to hydroponics, soil, and greenhouse setups. Some experience with growing is recommended, however, in balancing the nutrient levels and managing humidity. When grown outdoors, dry and warm conditions are essential. If your climate is prone to early, cold and wet autumns, bring things indoors. Its impressive buds should be ready to harvest by mid-October.

Super Silver Haze possesses a vibrant aroma with layers of spice, skunk, and petrol. There are berry-like notes to taste as well. Renowned for its energizing effects, this long-lasting strain is ideal for stimulating and engaging conversation. As such, it’s the perfect party strain and is very good at managing chronic depression.

3. Sexxpot - max 1200 gr. / m2

This arousing Indica strain possesses legendary aphrodisiac qualities.

Made by crossing the noted Mr. Nice with several strains, the result is a fantastic love potion that’s both relaxing and soothing too.

Sexxpot is relatively simple to grow and responds well to training techniques and methods. Boasting a high mold resistance, it can handle indoor, outdoor, and greenhouse environments. If you are growing Sexxpot outside, dry and sunny conditions are essential for impressive yields. Warmth, however, is less of an issue, making it among the most versatile options for first-time growers.

Sexxpot’s skunky origins are apparent in its pungent aromas. To taste, you’ll find layers of citrus, coffee, and earth. Although its effects are relaxing and arousing, its low THC levels mean that it won’t overwhelm. Instead, it helps make intimate moments more euphoric and can relax the mind too.

4. Island Sweet Skunk - max 1000 gr. / m2

Island Sweet Skunk is a Sativa-dominant strain loaded with THC.

Perfect for those seeking a buzzy, energetic high, it’s a modern-day update on the legendary Skunk.

This strain has great potential in both indoor and outdoor environments, but outdoor growers will get the best yields. That’s because it grows tall and benefits from wide-open expanses. While easy enough for beginners to grow, you may need to offer some support for the branches when flowering due to their dense buds. Luckily, Island Sweet Skunk thrives in most outdoor environments. Occasional rain showers are fine, so long as the summer is mainly dry and warm.

As you might expect, this strain is loaded with sweet and fruity flavors. These are all balanced by pleasant skunky and earthy notes. As the ideal wake-and-bake strain, it provides uplifting and energetic effects that continue for quite some time. Medical consumers have found it useful in treating symptoms like inflammation and muscle spasms.

5. Blue Dream - max 900 gr. / m2

Blue Dream is a tantalizing hybrid strain with Sativa-dominant genetics.

So named for its luscious blue appearance and blueberry taste, it’s a truly legendary Californian strain that’s always sought after.

Blue Dream is relatively easy to cultivate and can be grown by beginners and advanced consumers alike. It’s a strain that thrives outdoors in warm SoCal-like conditions. If your climate is too wet or cold, she’ll do perfectly well indoors too. Just watch the humidity and use high-quality nutrients for the best possible outcome. Advanced training techniques can be applied to push the harvests even further and to promote even bud production.

Blue Dream boasts a fruity aroma with woodsy notes like sandalwood, pine, and cedar. The flavor is sharp and earthy, with layers of blueberry and grapefruit. Renowned for its positive and energetic high, it’s a top social strain that can re-energize late afternoon slumps. The medical benefits include aiding with chronic pain conditions and fatigue.

6. Somango XXL - max 800 gr. / m2

The super-sized Somango is a delightful Indica-dominant strain with origins in Super Skunk.

You can expect XXL harvests and potent THC levels from this ripe mango-scented strain when grown outdoors.

Somango XXL can be grown by just about anyone, but some experience will help you yield its impressive harvests. She’s a fairly stocky and bushy strain that’s easy to manage wherever you grow her. Just remember that outdoor cultivation requires warm and dry conditions. Sustained high humidity levels can be disastrous for this crop. She also responds extremely well to ScrOG-like training techniques or SOG setups when grown to utilize compact spaces.

Somango XXL’s tropical fruit, mango, and papaya-like aromas are mouth-watering. There are also dank earthy notes to balance the sweetness. As for effects, this is an uplifting and soothing strain with some cerebral focusing qualities. Potent and long-lasting, this is particularly useful for medical patients combatting chronic pain or stress conditions.

7. Bruce Banner - max 750 gr. / m2

More balanced and controlled than its comic book counterpart, Bruce Banner is a powerful, award-winning strain with huge yield potential.

This stable and beloved hybrid possesses the best of Indica and Sativa qualities and boasts esteemed strains like OG Kush as parents.

Bruce Banner can be cultivated outdoors, indoors, or in greenhouses. While somewhat resistant to mold and pests, some experience goes a long way in producing its rich and even buds. If grown outdoors, sunshine and dry weather are key to a successful season. Its strong and adaptable structure means it is perfect for ScrOG or similar low-stress training techniques. Organic fertilizers are recommended to promote natural, fruity flavors.

Bruce Banner has a rich flavor profile that runs the gamut of sweet, fruity, and herbal notes with layers of dank earth and petrol. This kaleidoscope of flavors delivers a powerful high that leans toward cerebral effects. The buzz comes on quickly and is long-lasting, making it perfect for daytime or social situations. It has medicinal advocates for its aid in combatting chronic pain and stress.

8. Tangie - max 750 gr. / m2

Tangie is a contemporary update on the 90s classic, Tangerine Dream.

Supercharged with higher THC levels, Tangie is a Skunk-originating strain that’s famed for its orange and tangerine notes.

Tangie is suitable for all growers, from absolute beginners to hobbyists and advanced hands. While suited to indoor and outdoor growing, she thrived outdoors where there’s plenty of space. Tangie prefers Mediterranean-like conditions, but can handle more temperate summers too. As long as the temperature sits between the 20 to 30 °C range, it’s fine. As for pruning and training, Tangie is versatile. Apply topping techniques or ScrOG-like setups for excellent results.

Tangie’s delightful tangerine aromas include layers of citrus and blood orange juice. Just like its flavor, Tangie will brighten your day with its energizing and long-lasting effects. A perfect daytime option or conversation starter, medicinal consumers favor this strain in relieving stress and fatigue. Its high potency means that a little goes a long way.

9. Berner's Cookies - max 700 gr. / m2

Berner's Cookies, or Berner Cookies, is a potent Sativa-dominant strain named after the hip-hop star, Berner. Related to the spectacular Girl Scout Cookies, this high-energy strain is capable of producing incredible yields.

Berner's Cookies requires some experience to grow well, particularly knowledge of Sativa strains. It has a high mold resistance and can thrive indoors, outdoors, or in greenhouses. As with other Sativa cultivars, a lot of light is key to growing success. Warmth and humidity levels of around 55% are also ideal. This strain generally responds well to training methods and is best treated with light fertilizer.

Berner's Cookies possesses delightful and sweet cookie-like scents of vanilla, mint, and chocolate. Known as a creeper, the effects come on slowly over time, leading to a euphoric crescendo. As an energetic, creative, and talkative strain, it’s a favorite among parties and social gatherings. As such, medicinal consumers have great success in treating depression and chronic pain.

10. White Widow x Northern Lights - max 700 gr. / m2

This hallowed crossing of two of the most legendary cannabis strains is A-class. It’s an Indica-dominant strain with incredible THC levels and that can adapt to a wide range of environments.

White Widow x Northern Lights is easy to cultivate and is forgiving and robust. Its strong genetic backgrounds give it resilience to mold, mildew, pests, and temperature shifts. As such, you can grow this epic strain outdoors in temperate summers as well as in Mediterranean climates. You don’t need to shower her with much attention, but regular pruning will allow those rich buds to develop dense and potent.

Enjoy a wide range of earthy, citrus, and spicy flavors with this one. Let these complex aromas fill the room as it delivers a powerful, euphoric high. Its Indica-dominant genetics take a center seat, delivering full-body relaxation that’s perfect for a mellowed evening. These powerful relaxing properties make it an asset in the treatment of insomnia, stress, and pain.