The strawberry trees (Arbutus), also known as western hagapple, landberry, sea cherry or sandberry, are a genus of plants in the heath family (Ericaceae) . It comprises eleven species and is mainly found in Central America and the Mediterranean region. Strawberry trees are evergreen trees or shrubs with smooth, flaking, usually reddish-brown to grey bark. The fleshy fruits have a sweet-sour and floury flavour. They are mainly processed into wine, more rarely into liqueur, jam and fruit jelly