Silver berry or also known as silver berry is one type of plant that can bear fruit. Silver berry (Elaeagnus pungens) is a native plant species of Asia, including China and Japan. This plant is now also widely cultivated in the southeastern United States as an ornamental plant and garden element. In China this plant grows well on hillsides and in bushes. In Japan it grows in bushes Silver berry was introduced to the United States in 1830. It has been widely used as a garden plant. Its dense and spreading shape has proven useful along roadsides and highway medians.