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I think more of a catalpa, the wood has this particular look (same as Paulownia) but it doesn't keep its fruits in winter. The Paulownia has its dry shells hanging for a long time. The wood of Ailanthus seems simpler, as I recall but I can be wrong, more classical spring/summer wood than this...

I guess the thorns are for (against) the big mammals. The small birds doesn't seem to care. Actually, they love these tangled nasty mess. Pyracantha is a good one too. They are even denser when conducted as an hedge, and there are still bird's nests in them.

Howthorn does that I believe, small red berries with a big pit/stone. Blackthorn too, dark violine berries, like a small olive. Pyracantha for an other.

Don't trust your hinge at all, even with a pull line. Shitty wood, very brittle. Even with a small back lean, you don't have enough travel available. The hinge breaks before the equilibrium point and the tree falls where he want. Don't try to aim a path with a directional cut on a limb. Just...