Since many marijuana strains hail from the tropics or specific breeding hubs its no surprise that this Alaskan hybrids name celebrates its origins Developed from strains grown in Matanuska Valleys grasslands the flowers on these plants develop a frosting of icy white hairs that bring to mind its snowy homeland Despite its rugged roots these plants do best indoors but will still yield well in outdoor dry climates for the experienced grower They will remain squat in size but tend to have very large leaves This strain smells like hot chocolate with fruit the latter of which can dominate the taste Matanuskas effects tend to come on slowly and then give a strong body buzz It also goes by the less colorful name Matanuska Tundra especially outside of the United States