This is wild plum (Prunus americana). It grows in thickets and fencerows in the countryside. The trees in the picture have sprouted up alongside the trail between South 9th St. and Beck Lane. When Lafayette was started in 1825 what's now downtown Lafayette was described as covered with wild plum and hazelnut.
Link to Prunus americana
Link to Prunus americana
The pictures were taken April 18, 2009.
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