title: "Runtz - Effects, Terpenes & Queens Availability | Terp Bros NYC" description: "Runtz strain: balanced hybrid, 22-29% THC, caryophyllene-led. Live Runtz availability on the Terp Bros NYC menu. Lab-tested, walk-in Astoria or Ozone Park. 21+." strain_type: "hybrid" thc_range: "22-29%" cbd_range: "<1%" dominant_terpenes: ["caryophyllene", "limonene", "linalool"] parent_strains: ["Gelato", "Zkittlez"] flowering_time: "8-9 weeks" date: "2026-05-23"
Runtz is a balanced hybrid of Gelato and Zkittlez with a candy-fruit nose, tropical sweetness and a light floral exhale, testing at 22-29% THC. Caryophyllene, limonene and linalool lead. Onset is fast, about 3 minutes.
Fruit Candy Sweetness and a Relaxed Body
Onset is reported at about three minutes, with a balanced uplift and a relaxed body. Reported settings are social euphoria, a music event and an evening that runs late.
The aroma is candy fruit with tropical sweetness and a light floral exhale. The listed range of 22-29% THC sits one point under the 22-30% listed for GG#4.
The reported feel is a balanced uplift with a relaxed body. Candy fruit leads the aroma, and the floral finish arrives only on the exhale. At the top of a 22-29% range the number matters, so look at the COA before choosing a serving size.
It was bred by Cookies and Big Boss Farms, and the profile reads as fruit candy rather than anything synthetic. It is described for music events and evenings that run late.
A Floral Third Terpene
Caryophyllene
Caryophyllene leads with spice that sits behind the sweetness.
Limonene
Limonene is the bright, uplifting fruit side.
Linalool
Linalool is described as floral, calming and evening-leaning. A light floral note is listed for the exhale.
Gelato Crossed With Zkittlez
Runtz was bred in Los Angeles in 2017 by Cookies and Big Boss Farms, from Gelato and Zkittlez. It won Leafly Strain of the Year 2020. It flowers in 8-9 weeks.
Gelato, Zkittlez, OG Kush, GG#4 and Girl Scout Cookies Around Runtz
Gelato is a parent and a berry-and-cream option. Zkittlez is the other parent. OG Kush trades the candy fruit for lemon-pine and fuel funk at 19-26% THC. GG#4 (Gorilla Glue #4) has a higher top end, 22-30% THC, with sour chocolate and diesel funk. Girl Scout Cookies is the cookie-dough option.