Bayberry’s leathery, glossy green leaves usually are deciduous, but when protected against wind, can remain semi-evergreen in winter. The leaves are aromatic with insignificant flowers.

Thus, bayberry is ideal for planting along highways treated with salt in the winter.” (https://extension.psu.edu/bayberry) The same article states that, “Deer rarely damage bayberry plants.” ...

In the garden, bayberry forms a slowly spreading colony of suckering stems that reach 5 to 10 feet tall with medium green, leathery leaves that remain green and hang on late into the winter.