Osage orange is probably native to Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas. Once discovered by European settlers, it was spread throughout the continent. It grows as an escaped plant. It is not very common here, but I know of a tree at Ace Hardware in Bonaire and another in a lawn of Highway 127 between Houston Lake Country Club and Perry. It may make a good yard and street tree.
Trees can be thorny and come in male and female gender.
The females produce large fleshy fruits, which can be messy. They look like large, green oranges, but are not edible. The best shade trees are thornless males, if you do not want to pick up the fruits. The Osage orange is not really a citrus, it is actually related to the mulberry. It is known by many names, such as bodark, bodock.