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The Official Cannabis collection · sheet 56No 56 · Black Cherry Gelatovs Tropicana Cherry

Comparison

Black Cherry Gelato vs Tropicana Cherry

Both put cherry on the label but come from different families: Leafly gives Tropicana Cherry as Tropicana Cookies × Cherry Cookies, a sativa-leaning hybrid with an uplifting, energetic high, while Black Cherry Gelato is a mostly calming Gelato cross.1,2 Tropicana Cherry tests lower in state labs: 17.98% median THC against 23.98% for Black Cherry Gelato.3

Side by side

Black Cherry GelatoTropicana Cherry
TypeHybrid per Leafly; 60% indica per AllBud; indica per Weedmaps2,4,5Sativa-leaning hybrid, about 60% sativa1
LineageAcai (Gelato #49) × Black Cherry Funk2,6Tropicana Cookies × Cherry Cookies1
Median THC (state lab tests)23.98% (102 tests)17.98% (265 tests)
Middle half of THC results21.13%–25.18%15.63%–20.08%
Top terpenes (median)Limonene, Linalool, β-Caryophyllene (78 tests)β-Caryophyllene, Limonene, α-Humulene (61 tests)
Effects (Leafly)Aroused, hungry, relaxed; mostly calming2An uplifting, energetic cerebral high with a light body feel1
Flavor (Leafly)Apricot, pear, berry2Sweet cherry, citrus, tropical fruit, orange zest1
Leafly THC listing22%222–30%1

Lab rows come from the same state lab dataset and matching rules for both strains.3

Lab-tested THC: Black Cherry Gelato vs Tropicana Cherry

16% 20% 24% Black Cherry Gelato Black Cherry Gelato: median 23.98%, middle half 21.13%–25.18%, 102 tests 24.0% n=102 Tropicana Cherry Tropicana Cherry: median 17.98%, middle half 15.63%–20.08%, 265 tests 18.0% n=265 Median total THC (dot) and middle half of tests (bar)
Median and middle half of total THC in state lab tests.3

A shared look

Leafly describes Tropicana Cherry as deep purple with bright orange hairs, and Weedmaps says Black Cherry Gelato’s flowers often show deep purple beneath their trichomes.1,5 Tropicana Cherry has its own guide in the Official Cannabis network at tropicanacherry.com.

Which is easier to find

On Oct 4, 2026, 44 stores within 50 miles of Los Angeles listed Black Cherry Gelato flower on Weedmaps, against 104 stores for Tropicana Cherry; around New York the counts were 24 and 52.7

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Sources

  1. Leafly, Tropicana Cherry strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  2. Leafly, Black Cherry Gelato (aka BCG) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  3. Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0), cannabis_results: public state lab results (filtered and aggregated by Official Cannabis). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  4. AllBud, Black Cherry Gelato marijuana strain information and reviews. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  5. Weedmaps, Black Cherry Gelato strain page. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  6. Leafly, Just desserts: the Cookies and Cakes family genealogy (David Downs) (2021-04-15). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  7. Weedmaps listings, compiled by Official Cannabis, Weedmaps flower menu snapshot, 27 US markets, Oct 4, 2026. Accessed Oct 4, 2026. Latest capture Oct 4, 2026.