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Comparison

Cherry Gelato vs Tropicana Cherry

Both carry cherry in the name and a roughly 60% sativa listing on Leafly, but they come from different families: Tropicana Cherry is Relentless Genetics’ cross of Tropicana Cookies and Cherry Cookies F3, and Leafly describes it as uplifting and energetic, where Cherry Gelato is rated mostly calming.1,2,3 Tropicana Cherry has a median of 17.98% THC across 265 state lab tests, against 24.11% from only five tests of Cherry Gelato.4

Side by side

Cherry GelatoTropicana Cherry
TypeHybrid, 60% sativa (Leafly, AllBud)3,5Sativa-leaning hybrid, about 60% sativa2
LineageBlack Cherry Funk × Acai Berry Gelato3,5Tropicana Cookies × Cherry Cookies F3, Relentless Genetics1
Median THC (state lab tests)24.11% (only five tests)17.98% (265 tests)
Middle half of THC results20.97%–26.46%15.63%–20.08%
Top terpenes (median)Too few tests report individual terpenes (one of five)β-Caryophyllene, Limonene, α-Humulene (61 tests)
Effects as reportedRelaxed, euphoric, creative (Leafly users)3Uplifting, energetic, creative (Leafly’s description)2
FlavorBerry, violet, sweet (Leafly)3Sweet cherry, citrus, tropical fruit (Leafly)2

Lab rows come from the same state lab dataset and matching rules for both strains.4

Lab-tested THC: Cherry Gelato vs Tropicana Cherry

16% 20% 24% 28% Cherry Gelato Cherry Gelato: median 24.11%, middle half 20.97%–26.46%, 5 tests 24.1% n=5 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. Small sample: Cherry Gelato has only 5 tests.4

Awards

Weedmaps credits Tropicana Cherry with first place at the 2022 High Times Cannabis Cup (People’s Choice, Michigan) and second in the hybrid category at Colorado’s 2020 Rooster Magazine THC Classic; we found no award for Cherry Gelato.1 Tropicana Cherry has its own guide in the Official Cannabis network at tropicanacherry.com.

Which is easier to find

On Oct 4, 2026, in Cherry Gelato’s two largest Weedmaps markets, 16 stores within 50 miles of Oklahoma City listed Tropicana Cherry flower, against 14 stores with "Cherry Gelato" in a flower name; around Detroit the counts were 35 and 7.6 The Cherry Gelato counts can include other strains with the name, such as Banana or Candy Cherry Gelato (see where to find it).6

More comparisons

Sources

  1. Weedmaps, Tropicana Cherry strain page. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  2. Leafly, Tropicana Cherry strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  3. Leafly, Cherry Gelato (aka Cherrylato) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  4. Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0), cannabis_results: public state lab results (filtered and aggregated by Official Cannabis). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  5. AllBud, Cherry Gelato marijuana strain. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  6. 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.