There is a clearing in the middle of multiple acres of woods with several of these. I am thinking Hawthorn or Crabapple
honey locust most likely with thorns like that maybe black locust I've never come across either of them around here
Honey locust is the only tree I know of with thorns like that. There could be others, I just don’t know of them.
The branches have thorns as well. Some of the thorns have a layer of bark over them and aren't that sharp. They almost look like clam necks.
I’ve had that happen to apple or pear trees. They get “thorny” but likely its the tree making new spots to sprout spring sapling branches or blossom starts.
Looks like honey locust to me. But I’m not familiar with hawthorn. If it’s a honey locust there should be some seed pods on the ground or sometimes the stay on the tree. Here’s a pic of them.
I'm with Midwinter on this one, Hawthorn. We have a bunch of them here too... They hurt just as bad as Honey Locust. I have some in my wood stacks, but I haven't burned any yet. Very tough, heavy wood. Clearing the limbs and brush is careful work. I have to look and gingerly feel every hand hold or risk getting a thorn through the glove.
Ive never encountered a tree with the thorns like that. Dunno if id want to take any either. I hate working around wild roses or raspberries when cutting let alone that. My guess was honey locust.
Looks a lot like our thorn apple trees. They don't get very big. When you cut one, they stink bad too. Tires are like a magnet when you go past one...
Those and Honey Locust and Buckthorn will destroy tires go right through the bottom of your shoe and generally make life miserable if you get stuck by one as the extremely sharp points will break off in wound and then start to fester and swell up. Then It's razor knife and a magnifying glass to get them out.
I’m not sure I’ve ever seen one. I’ve heard people call honey locust hawthorn, I’m going to keep a look out for them
Do they have tiny bright red fruit on them in the fall? we have some here that have thorns similar to these that we call thorn apple. The deer love them!
