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what kind of tree is this?!

 
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I found this on our property today.  It has sharp ridged thorns, so I'm hoping it has some tasty fruit to protect!  Anyone know what kind of tree this is? I'm in zone 9b , central Texas hill country.
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Crataegus, I think:

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I’ve got a small tree like that in West Texas zone 8a, and I think it might be a Horse Apple tree.
 
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horse apple is another name i've heard for osage orange, is there another tree that goes by that name too? picture doesn't quite look like osage orange.

on re-looking at the picture, it really seems like it's got pinnate leaves with spine right on the leaf midribs...but i could be wrong. i don't recognize it but i think it looks cool! the leaves seem bigger and more waxy/plasticky than locusts or acacia, but my searches aren't turning up anything helpful.
 
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