Crab cherry I'm confused?

[greengas]

Hi All went to Aldi today with the wife and ended up buying a cherry tree but all is says on pack is crab cherry tree blosom in spring lovely fruits in autumn.
My question is now I have bought it are they edible fruits I can not find anything about them on internet

[littleexperience]

i have never heard of a crab cherry my guess would be its either a wild cherry or a bird cherry is it grafted at the rootstock if not it will turn into a monster especially if its a wild cherry.you can eat wild cherry berries when they are ripe in august that is where i stay.but the taste is a hit and miss with each individual tree some are sweet and others are sour pot luck on the other hand if its a bird cherry you cant eat them very sour and vile.

[Jeanied]

It sounds like they are missing the either/or marker in the label there!
Crab apple - yes edible after cooking
Ornamental cherry - no.
It may be a case of grow it on to see what kind of tree it turns out to be!

[greengas]

Thanks how do I know if it's grafted at rootstock?

[Jeanied]

The graft leaves a lumpy scar. And they don't graft prunus onto malus - I don't think!