Catalogue entry · lab-tested · every claim cited
Black Cherry Gelato is a hybrid of Acai, the Gelato #49 cut also sold as Acai Berry Gelato, and Black Cherry Funk; Leafly and Weedmaps give its original breeder as unknown, and Leafly lists the same two parents for Cherry Gelato and Black Cherry Gushers.1,2,3,4,5,6 It tests at a median total THC of 23.98% across 102 state lab tests of Black Cherry Gelato flower, with the middle half of results between 21.13% and 25.18%, 68.6% of the tests from one Nevada lab.7 CBD is negligible: none of the 97 tests that reported CBD reached 1%.7
Black Cherry Gelato crosses Acai (Gelato #49) with Black Cherry Funk, breeder unknown. Leafly lists the same parents for Cherry Gelato and Black Cherry Gushers.
Plate IIBlack Cherry Gelato flower tests at 23.98% median THC (21.13%–25.18%) in 102 state lab results, limonene leading the terpenes; 68.6% came from one Nevada lab.
Plate IIILeafly’s top effects for Black Cherry Gelato are aroused, hungry and relaxed, rated mostly calming; AllBud adds sleepy. Downsides: dizziness, dry mouth.
Plate IVBlack Cherry Gelato finishes in about 8–9 weeks per Weedmaps; GrowDiaries lists 60 days and up to 400 g/m². What the few published grow specs say, side by side.
Plate VBlack Cherry Gelato flower was listed by 44 stores near Los Angeles on Weedmaps on Oct 4, 2026. Store counts and eighth prices for 27 US markets.
Plate VIHow a cross of Gelato #49 and Black Cherry Funk, breeder unknown, went from the 2014 Gelato pheno-hunt’s keepers to menus under three names. With sources.
A hybrid, and sources disagree on the lean. Leafly files it as a hybrid and rates its effects mostly calming; AllBud lists 60% indica and 40% sativa; Weedmaps calls it an indica; Cookies and GrowDiaries call it balanced.1,4,8,10,11 Its Acai parent leans the other way: Leafly describes Acai Berry Gelato as sativa-dominant, and GreenState quotes its breeder calling it sativa-leaning.3,12
A cross of Acai and Black Cherry Funk. Acai is Gelato #49, one of the phenotypes kept from the 2014 Gelato pheno-hunt, which Sherbinskis lists as Acai Berry Gelato; Black Cherry Funk is less documented, and SeedFinder’s family tree puts a Blueberry × Black Cherry Soda cross in its place.1,2,9,13
Among the stronger strains in our lab data. The median total THC across 102 state lab tests was 23.98%, higher than the median of 38 of the 42 other strains in our dataset with at least 100 tests, and 31.4% of tests reached 25% or more; 68.6% of those tests come from one Nevada lab.7 Leafly lists 22%, AllBud 26% and Weedmaps 25–31%.1,4,8
No breeder is on record: Leafly and Weedmaps give the original breeder as unknown, and SeedFinder files it under “Unknown or Legendary”.1,4,14 It is sold under brand names instead: Cookies describes its Black Cherry Gelato as “dark berries, funk, and fuel”, and GrowDiaries lists a BackpackBoyz version that it says was created from Gelato #41 rather than Acai.10,11
Not by name, though Leafly lists both as crosses of Black Cherry Funk and Acai and names both as children of Acai Berry Gelato. It describes them differently: Cherry Gelato as 60% sativa with creative and euphoric among its top effects, Black Cherry Gelato as mostly calming.1,3,5 Lemon Cherry Gelato is a separate strain, credited to Backpackboyz, with “several alleged origins”.15
Dark fruit with a gassy, skunky edge. Leafly users list apricot, pear and berry; AllBud berry, cherry, fruity, skunky and sweet; Cookies says the nose starts with sugary mixed berries and turns to spiced pine, with a taste of dark berries and strong gas; Weedmaps says cherry and mixed berries lead before skunk, earth, herbs and fuel.1,4,8,10
Full lab data: by year, by state, terpenes and the downloadable dataset →
Black Cherry Gelato has no sales-chart record that we could find: it is absent from Leafly’s 2025 national and state best-seller rankings, from the full 2024 top 10 of California flower strains that Cannabis Business Times published from Headset data, and from The Marijuana Herald’s list of each state’s top seller for August 2026.16,17,18 Its family is on those lists: Gelato ranked #6 in Leafly dispensary orders nationwide in 2025 and #3 in California flower sales in both 2024 and 2025.16,19,20
What it has is shelf presence. On Oct 4, 2026, Weedmaps flower menus within 50 miles of 17 of the 27 market cities we track listed it, 221 store listings in all, led by Los Angeles (44 stores) and Oklahoma City (37).21 Cookies sells it under its own label, GrowDiaries lists a BackpackBoyz version, and Leafly’s page shows a 4.6 rating from 118 ratings.1,10,11 In state lab records it appears from 2020 to 2024, with 69.6% of the tests from Nevada.7
| Market | Stores | Menu items | Median eighth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles, CA | 44 | 57 | $15.00 (n=27) |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 37 | 44 | $17.50 (n=14) |
| Detroit, MI | 25 | 36 | $20.50 (n=28) |
| Baltimore, MD | 24 | 40 | $35.00 (n=21) |
| New York, NY | 24 | 27 | $26.50 (n=11) |
| Newark, NJ | 17 | 25 | $48.00 (n=13) |
Stores within 50 miles listing Black Cherry Gelato flower on Weedmaps, Oct 4, 2026.21
Black Cherry Gelato
Which Gelato cut? Who bred it? One cross, three names: the full genetics page →
The Black Cherry Gelato universe
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