When are the trees leafed-out in the Spring in GSMNP ???

[markellag]

When are the trees leafed-out in the Spring in GSMNP ???
I want to wait till the trees are leafed-out before I begin hiking in GSMNP>

[Lone Wolf]

When are the trees leafed-out in the Spring in GSMNP ???
I want to wait till the trees are leafed-out before I begin hiking in GSMNP>

late april.

[weary]

Depends on the elevation. Trees leaf out early in the valleys. Late on the summit ridges. One of the pleasures of the southern trail is that you pass through scores of springs -- sometimes, several a day.