Auburn is getting ready to replant its tradition of the Toomer's Oaks as February grows closer.
Two oaks from Ehrhardt, South Carolina will be making their way to Toomer's Corner to be planted Feb. 14.
According to Mike Clardy, director of communications and media relations at Auburn University, Auburn crews have completed the Toomer's Corner preparation process as they excavated and arranged the soil for the implant, while the trees have been root pruned and their root balls wrapped in burlap for proper rooting.
Clardy said it's a matter of waiting for the date now.
"It's been a long time since we've had trees on the corner," Clardy said. "Those trees meant a lot to a lot of people in the Auburn Family so it's going to be an exciting day as we turn the page and look more towards the future."
According to David Dorton, public affairs director for the city of Auburn, the city plans to renovate the traffic signal mast arms during the renovation of the Toomer's Corner intersection summer 2015, which includes the removal of the wires fans roll in place of the oaks.
Dorton said there is currently no plan to reinstall the wires after the renovation.
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