Thin bark is easily damaged mowing. Uncommon at nurseries. A thorny native mostly seen along IH-35 from San Antonio up into Oklahoma a ways. Females have grapefruit sized horse apples in the Fall that may actually repel roaches. Yellow Fall color showing here.
Wood is exceedingly durable but pops too much for firewood.
Males and females are separate trees. Eastern Persimmon is native a little east of Austin, but does well here. Really eatable persimmons, but not the big ones as from Japanese persimmons. Red Fall color, small to medium tree could be used much more than it currently is. Female plants make good fruit important for wildlife but messy.