Tree with Leaves on Thorns

[margali]

I'm near DFW texas. I have another one I can't figure out.

Tree is approx 20ft tall. The branches have thorns and the thorns have leaves growing off them.

 

[flowerbug]

I'm near DFW texas. I have another one I can't figure out.

Tree is approx 20ft tall. The branches have thorns and the thorns have leaves growing off them.
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apples?

 

[seedcorn]

Up here it’s the male honey locust tree.

 

[Sparrow]

It looks like the leaves are growing out from twigs, not thorns.

 

[seedcorn]

Ok. Just going by your pix. See small stems and not thorns with leaves.

 

[margali]

My hands confirm they are thorns. I will try and get better pictures. I have postively ID honey locust and black locust on property. Their leaves are different.

 

[seedcorn]

Google Search

Looks to be many different types. Do you get the red berries?

Hawthorn Relish | Foraging Recipes | The Present Tree

The small bunches of ruby red berries are ready to be picked when they are a deep, cherry red and firm but springy to the touch. Take a look at one of our favourite recipes using these delicious berries below Read The Present Tree's blog, Hawthorn Berry Relish Recipe.

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[Ridgerunner]

The thorny trees that immediately come to mind for your area are mesquite, hawthorne, or locust. None of those look right. Then I thought of mock orange. Does that fit?

 

[seedcorn]

Hawthorns

There are dozens of different kinds of hawthorns that occupy almost every kind of soil in every part of the state. These members of the rose family are closely related to apples. Hawthorns (species in the genus Crataegus) are shrubs or small trees, often with two or more trunks, spreading...

mdc.mo.gov

Good site on different Hawthorn trees. Will have to go looking to see if they come this far north.

 

[Zeedman]

Wild plum?