We are all familiar with shrubs and even trees that have thorns, like mesquite, acacias, huisache, bois d’arc, gum bumelia, toothache tree, fragrant mimosa, retama and Blanco crabapple, and even vines like greenbrier and dewberry. One might think that the thorns or spines deter browsing by deer, but in fact some of the above thorny trees and shrubs are deer favorites.