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Comparison

Gushers vs Black Cherry Gelato

Black Cherry Gelato explains two Gushers-named strains: Leafly lists it as Acai × Black Cherry Funk, the same parents it gives for Black Cherry Gushers and Leafly News gives for Cherry Gushers.1,2,3 Through Acai, which Leafly’s genealogy names as Gelato 49, it is a Gelato cousin of Gushers, and it tests higher in state labs: 23.98% median THC against 20.95% for Gushers.4,5

Side by side

GushersBlack Cherry Gelato
TypeIndica-leaning hybrid; a hybrid per Leafly, 60% indica per AllBud6,7Hybrid, more calming than energizing1
LineageGelato #41 × Triangle Kush6,8Acai × Black Cherry Funk; breeder unknown1
Median THC (state lab tests)20.95% (177 tests)23.98% (102 tests)
Middle half of THC results17.77%–23.83%21.13%–25.18%
Top terpenes (median)β-Caryophyllene, Limonene, Linalool (74 tests)Limonene, Linalool, β-Caryophyllene (78 tests)
Leafly’s top effectsTingly, relaxed, euphoric6Aroused, hungry, relaxed1
Flavor (Leafly)Tropical, sweet, berry6Apricot, pear, berry1
Leafly THC listing22%622%1

Lab rows come from the same state lab dataset and matching rules for both strains.5

Lab-tested THC: Gushers vs Black Cherry Gelato

16% 18% 20% 22% 24% 26% Black Cherry Gelato Black Cherry Gelato: median 23.98%, middle half 21.13%–25.18%, 102 tests 24.0% n=102 Gushers Gushers: median 20.95%, middle half 17.77%–23.83%, 177 tests 20.9% n=177 Median total THC (dot) and middle half of tests (bar)
Median and middle half of total THC in state lab tests.5

Cherry Gushers, Black Cherry Gushers, Black Cherry Gelato

Leafly’s Cookies genealogy names “Acai” as Gelato 49, a sibling of Gushers’ Gelato #41 parent. Leafly credits Black Cherry Gushers to The Standard Cannabis Co and gives Black Cherry Gelato’s breeder as unknown, and Leafly News found SF Canna offering Cherry Gushers in the Bay Area in 2024; none of the three descends from Gushers.1,2,3,4 Black Cherry Gelato has its own guide in the Official Cannabis network at blackcherrygelato.com.

Which is easier to find

On Oct 4, 2026, 70 stores within 50 miles of Los Angeles listed Gushers flower on Weedmaps, against 44 stores for Black Cherry Gelato; around New York the counts were 17 and 24.9

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Sources

  1. Leafly, Black Cherry Gelato strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  2. Leafly, Black Cherry Gushers strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  3. Leafly, Leafly Buzz: 12 hot cannabis strains of September 2024 (David Downs) (2024-09-20). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  4. Leafly, Just desserts: the Cookies and Cakes family genealogy (David Downs). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  5. Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0), cannabis_results: public state lab results (filtered and aggregated by Official Cannabis). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  6. Leafly, TK41 (aka White Gushers, White Gusherz) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  7. AllBud, Gushers marijuana strain information and reviews. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  8. Weedmaps, Gushers (aka Gusherz) strain page. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  9. Weedmaps listings, compiled by Official Cannabis, Weedmaps flower menu snapshot, 27 US markets, Oct 4, 2026. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.