Is Snow White cherry really an OP ?

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I got my seeds as a freebie from TGS a year or two ago and gave all of the seedlings away the first year, as I am not really a cherry fan. I got such rave reviews on them, that I did keep some to grow out last year, and saved seeds from them.

So this year, I germinated my saved seeds and as I was preparing a description sheet to send along with my give-aways, I checked the TGS catalog for their description. About half-way down the paragraph it says "This variety was hybridized by Joe Bratka and seed was given to us by a local friend who obtained it years ago in a seed swap."

It is not listed with hybrid in it's name as are the other hybrids in the catalog. Is this a typo, and they meant to say Joe de-hybridized it? Or did the "local friends" de-hybridize it? It's all rather unclear, and I just want to be able to tell my plant recipients if they may get something other than what they are expecting.

I see no plain Snow White listed in this year's Seed Saver's year book, though there is a Super Snow White.

Dee