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Cherry Diesel, also called Cherry Turbo Diesel, is a balanced hybrid bred by MTG Seeds, a Northern California seed company, from Cherry OG and Turbo Diesel.1,2,3,4 It tests at a median total THC of 18.10% across 149 state lab tests of Cherry Diesel flower, with the middle half of results between 16.60% and 19.79%.5 It is not Lemon Cherry Diesel, a separate strain that Weedmaps lists under three different crosses, none of them made with Cherry Diesel.6
Cherry Diesel is a balanced Cherry OG × Turbo Diesel hybrid from MTG Seeds. Which Cherry OG is disputed, and Lemon Cherry Diesel is a different strain.
Plate IICherry Diesel flower tests at 18.10% median THC (16.60%–19.79%) across 149 state lab results, with terpinolene the top terpene in 35 tests. CBD is rare.
Plate IIILeafly’s top effects for Cherry Diesel are aroused, relaxed and focused, and Leafly rates it mostly energizing. Downsides: anxiety, dry mouth, dry eyes.
Plate IVCherry Diesel flowers in about 8–9 weeks, per Leafly, Weedmaps and MTG Seeds. Breeder specs, plant shape, outdoor notes and the seed versions, side by side.
Plate VCherry Diesel flower on Weedmaps on Oct 4, 2026: 15 stores in 4 of 27 US markets, most near Philadelphia. Store counts, prices and look-alike names.
Plate VIMTG Seeds’ Cherry OG × Turbo Diesel, its Sour Diesel and OG Kush roots, and what lab records and menus show: a sourced timeline of Cherry Diesel.
Neither: it is a balanced hybrid. AllBud calls it a rare evenly balanced hybrid, 50% indica and 50% sativa, and Leafly describes it as well balanced, though Leafly users rate its effects mostly energizing. SeedFinder lists MTG Seeds’ version simply as indica/sativa.1,2,3
A cross of Cherry OG and Turbo Diesel from MTG Seeds, also called Cherry Turbo Diesel. SeedFinder lists both parents as MTG Seeds’ own lines: its Cherry O.G. (Purple Afghan–OG Kush × OG Kush–Cherry Bomb) and its Turbo Diesel (Sour Kush × Sour Diesel).1,3,7,11,12
Weaker in lab tests than its listings suggest: Leafly lists 23% THC and AllBud 21–24%, but the median total THC across 149 state lab tests was 18.10%, and none reached 25%.1,2,5 Yearly medians stayed between 17.95% and 19.80% from 2020 to 2023 (years with at least 10 tests); 38 of the 42 other strains we track with at least 100 tests have a higher median.5
Cherry and fuel. Leafly describes a pungent, cherry-forward flavor with sweet diesel undertones, and its users list tree fruit, diesel and berry; on Weedmaps, 45% of flavor reports say diesel, 30% berry and 25% earthy. AllBud describes the aroma as spicy, pungent berries and rich diesel with a touch of herbs and earth.1,2,7
No. Weedmaps lists Lemon Cherry Diesel as a separate strain with three different origins: Aficionado Seeds’ Lemon Cherry Gelato × (Original Diesel × GTR), Greenpoint Seeds’ Lemon Tree × Platinum Lemon Cherry Gelato, and Redemption’s Red Velvet × Lilac Breath. None of the three is made with Cherry Diesel.6
Possibly, under another name. Weedmaps lists Royal Cherry Diesel with the same Cherry OG × Turbo Diesel parents, says its original breeder is not firmly established, and suggests it could be a different phenotype selection or a naming variation. Leafly keeps a separate Royal Cherry Diesel entry, which its users rate mostly calming, against mostly energizing for Cherry Diesel.1,13,14
Full lab data: by year, by state, terpenes and the downloadable dataset →
Cherry Diesel leaves a modest footprint. Its Leafly page has 244 ratings and its AllBud page 29 votes, and it does not appear in Leafly’s best-selling strains of 2025 or in The Marijuana Herald’s September 2026 list of each state’s top seller.1,2,15,16 Weedmaps describes MTG Seeds’ release as a limited edition that is now discontinued, although MTG Seeds’ own website still lists Cherry Diesel among its seeds.4,7
State lab records show where it was grown: our dataset holds 149 strictly matched flower tests from Jun 2019 to Oct 2023, 107 of them from Michigan.5 On Weedmaps on Oct 4, 2026, Cherry Diesel flower was listed by 15 stores in 4 of 27 markets, not counting look-alike names such as Lemon Cherry Diesel (see where to find it).17
| Market | Stores | Menu items | Median eighth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia, PA | 6 | 8 | — |
| Los Angeles, CA | 5 | 5 | $44.00 (n=5) |
| Detroit, MI | 2 | 4 | $15.00 (n=3) |
| Phoenix, AZ | 2 | 2 | $20.00 (n=2) |
| Anchorage, AK | 0 | 0 | — |
| Denver, CO | 0 | 0 | — |
Stores within 50 miles listing Cherry Diesel flower on Weedmaps, Oct 4, 2026.17
Cherry Diesel
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