Salal is a leathery leaf evergreen shrub native to the Pacific Northwest.  It can grow from 5" to 6" on the edge of open bluffs to several feet in length in more shaded, cool damp terrain. Salal is also food for a variety of animals such as elk, deer and black bear. Salal berries were gathered as food which were eaten by the natives of the Pacific coast. Salal is harvested for several months of the year, and is used in floral arrangements.