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~Yumberry~ Yumberry (the Chinese name, = Yang Mei) is also known as the Chinese bayberry, Waxberry or Chinese Strawberry Tree.
Chinese Strawberry tree (not to be confused with Arbutus species). Native to eastern Asia, mainly in China, where it has been grown for thousands of years.
Yumberry/Red Bayberry is a subtropical/temperate tree grown for its sweet crimson to dark purple-red fruit.
The fruit has a wonderful unique taste. Succulent, juicy and aromatic with a great sub-acid taste. It's hard to describe what a YumBerry tastes like. The outside of the fruit is completely bumpy, and has the consistency of a seedless strawberry. Inside is a pit that looks exactly like a cherry pit. In terms of its sweet and tart taste, the closest comparison would be pomegranate seeds.
Chinese cultivation is concentrated south of the Yangtze River. It's so popular there that about twice as many acres are cultivated as the acres cultivated of apples in the US.