The devils walking stick gets its name, I assume, form the thorns covering the trunk. This tree is certainly not ideal for use as a walking stick and it’s wood is not good for commercial use either but it is is a very interesting tree to observe. The crown is flat and the leaves are twice pinnate giving it a fan like appearance. It was, at first, difficult to identify the tree by the leaves alone but the flat crown was a key identifier when looking at trees common in Texas. The devil’s walking stick is common throughout the southern United States and the Midwest.
See my iNaturalist Post here