Trees of Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Evergreen with leaves

The leaves has prickles on the leaf margin - AMERICAN HOLLY

Leaves are light green and shorter than  3", and more shrub like - MOUNTAIN LAUREL

Leaves are dark green and longer than 3", shrublike - RHODODENDRON

Other possibilities: LIVE OAK

created by Ken Voorhis: Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont