Oak trees are coming back to Toomer’s Corner.
Auburn announced that two new 35-foot oak trees would be planted on Feb. 14 to replace the original oaks that had to be removed after they were poisoned during Auburn’s 2010 championship season.
The university will celebrate the new trees, which are being planted nearly two years after being removed, with an early morning ceremony that is open to the public. In the past two years, Auburn fans, who use toilet paper to cover the trees after Auburn wins, had to resort to rolling polls with wires that were a placeholder until new trees could be planted.
Auburn has asked that fans not roll the new trees until the 2016 season to allow the plants acclimate to their new environment.
The planting of the two trees marks the first phase in a renovation process for the iconic corner at the intersection of College Street and Magnolia Avenue. The project also will include the expansion of Samford Park plaza. The second phase of the renovation will begin following the Tigers’ spring game in April. That will include the addition of 30 15-foot-tall trees grown from acorns from the original oaks.
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