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re: Toomers Oaks not as old as believed, says Auburn Professor...
Posted on 4/25/13 at 11:08 am to DvlsAdvocat
Posted on 4/25/13 at 11:08 am to DvlsAdvocat
Weeping Willows are fast growing I think.
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Posted on 4/25/13 at 11:17 am to Aux Arc
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Weeping Willows are fast growing I think.
And would be more appropriate for the state of college football down on the plains, amirite?
Posted on 4/25/13 at 11:57 am to kage
quote:The Spike will have to be dealt with, as it still shows up in soil samples, and the sidewalk (maybe street) will have to be dealt with no matter where the trees go.
The two issues are A. the soil still has the Spike in it and B. they'd have to dig up the entire sidewalk and out into the street if they wanted to put the trees in the same spots. You have to remember, these trees aren't out in the middle of a field.
That said, the drawings I have seen seem to show that the trees won't be in the exact same spot. They will be moved back (north and west respectively) to line up more directly with the outer edge of the gates. This will open the corner itself up a bit more and act as a "funnel" through Main Gate and onto the walkwalk toward Hargis/Langdon/Samford.
Posted on 4/25/13 at 1:42 pm to DvlsAdvocat
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Cool. I was wondering how it did after the move? The root system on one that large would be extensive.
It's doing fine so far. I need to find a link to the cost of moving that thing. It costs the taxpayers a pretty penny.
An estimated 300k to move that tree.
Posted on 4/25/13 at 1:53 pm to thatthang
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Right. They were live oaks right and typically more suitable for the coast? There are some pretty damn impressive species of oaks in Alabama, here's to Auburn finding some even more impressive replacements
Yep. I have one of the offspring? (now a 3 year old tree that auburn sold prior to the poisoning) from those live oaks...and i'd be lying if i didn't say that thing was a bitch to keep alive.
I think they're planning on using overcup oaks as replacements which should take hold pretty quickly and let us get back to our arguably childish, but certainly fun, tradition of rolling trees.
Now if only we coudl start winning so we could have an opportunity.
Posted on 4/25/13 at 2:10 pm to ThaKaptin
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Toomers Oaks not as old as believed, says Auburn Professor... quote: Weeping Willows are fast growing I think. And would be more appropriate for the state of college football down on the plains, amirite?
:rimshot:
Posted on 4/25/13 at 3:13 pm to thatthang
quote:AU will be spending over a million dollars on concrete work and landscaping for this project. With that much money being spent, it should be very impressive.
Right. They were live oaks right and typically more suitable for the coast? There are some pretty damn impressive species of oaks in Alabama, here's to Auburn finding some even more impressive replacements. The concept of a single deranged person or small group taking away a positive thing from others doesn't sit well with this Bama man, nor should it with any American.
Posted on 4/25/13 at 3:20 pm to DvlsAdvocat
Yeah, I bet they get themselves some large trees to replace those lost. It obviously means a lot to the community. They'll step up and get it done.
Posted on 4/25/13 at 3:40 pm to BIG DADDY 73
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Gotta remember, this shite will be milked for every last drop.
Yeah, because Auburn wanted the face of the University of Alabama fanbase to poison the trees.
This post was edited on 4/25/13 at 3:41 pm
Posted on 4/25/13 at 3:44 pm to weagle99
Nobody said yall wanted it to happen, but now that it did happen the barns PR Dept. is gonna milk this shite dry and everybody knows it.
Posted on 4/25/13 at 4:02 pm to DvlsAdvocat
You're right, that was amazing.
I wish there was footage of the inset of the tree. I having a hard time imagining how they did it without leaving part of the transport support buried underneath it.
I wish there was footage of the inset of the tree. I having a hard time imagining how they did it without leaving part of the transport support buried underneath it.
Posted on 4/25/13 at 4:11 pm to NorthGwinnettTiger
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On another note, I mentioned last Saturday that I'm surprised that the oaks on Donahue aren't going to be rolled instead of stringing a bunch of wires on Toomers Corner.
The tradition started by rolling wires hanging over Toomer's Corner.....better to go back to that than move the site...
Posted on 4/25/13 at 5:14 pm to piggidyphish
Why not replace them with Live Oaks again?
I would think Live Oaks would make a better ornamental sense it will keep its leaves through football season whereas the Overcup will lose its leaves toward the end of the season.
I would think Live Oaks would make a better ornamental sense it will keep its leaves through football season whereas the Overcup will lose its leaves toward the end of the season.
This post was edited on 4/25/13 at 5:15 pm
Posted on 4/25/13 at 6:27 pm to TigersRuleTheEarth
I'd like to see the cost breakdown on that $300k
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