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Couldn't Auburn pull those trees up, dig up an 8,000 cu ft area of the earth that had been poisoned, bring in new earth, new trees (already matured), and call it a day?

That is the plan, will cost a fortune because we have to remove the soil beneath the road. Will be 5 or 6 years before we can roll the new trees. The trees will be pulled up in about a month.

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Posted by RealityTiger

Geismar, LA

Member since Jan 2010

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Posted on 4/6/13 at 9:09 am to allin2010

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will cost a fortune

Send an invoice to the Updyke family.

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Posted by dallasga6

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Member since Mar 2009

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Posted on 4/6/13 at 9:42 am to allin2010

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Couldn't Auburn pull those trees up, dig up an 8,000 cu ft area of the earth that had been poisoned, bring in new earth, new trees (already matured), and call it a day?

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That is the plan, will cost a fortune because we have to remove the soil beneath the road. Will be 5 or 6 years before we can roll the new trees. The trees will be pulled up in about a month.

Are they planning to make & sell any kind of memento's from the trees when they pull them up?? Use the money to expedite the replacement? Maybe wooden plaques for $299.00, mulch some of it, put a little piece in a Lucite keyring for $7.99 etc...

Seems like a ton of money could be raised in a hurry as much as these trees were revered...