Need Identification

[Janet Harrington]

Mother asked me to post a couple of pictures and see if anyone has any idea what the name of this bush is.  Your help is so appreciated.

[Dee Gee]

I believe it is a mimosa tree.

[Wilma]

I know what mimosa trees look like as I lived among them for 26 years.  This isn't a mimosa.  I wish it were.  I don't have any now.

[W. Gray]

I think it is a George.

Good Night.

[Dee Gee]

Which one George W.  or George H. W. ?

[Wilma]

I don't think I want either one in my back yard.  But you might be closer than you think.  The closest we could come from what we could find in books and internet was mesquite, but it isn't quite a match.  Could you work on that a bit?

[frawin]

Mesquite is the official tree of West Texas, it has totally engulfed West Texas and New Mexico and is moving North. I would say this is Mesquite, it has the Beans and the Thorns, it appears.
Frank

[Wilma]

I didn't think we were in mesquite territory but then, we didn't used to be in armadillo territory either.

[frawin]

Wilma, it is in Central Oklahoma . My Guess is that someone planted this in the area there. The Ranchers here tell me it came from Old Mexico with the Cattle Drives from there and as the Cattle eat the Beans the beans were in the droppings and moved North in that way plus birds carrying them. It is had to control.
Frank

[Jo McDonald]

Just goes to prover "What a whole lot of S--- " that is spread,  will do to this country

Sorry just could not resist --- my fingers over ruled my good sense.

I too think it is a mesquite