i am pretty sure it was a male, and not a hermie.
it was the tallest plant, and showed sex first - it got balls around the nodes. i have looked at pic's of hermies - and they look like little bannana's.
the others were females (white hairs), and i could tell the difference.

i am sort of 'abusing' it now (as it is my first grow). - topping / lst, heavy pruning etc.... just so i can get a feel of how it responds. - btw it is seperate from the others.