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03:30 PM ET 02.05 | Auburn University announced on Friday that the famous oak trees at Toomer's Corner will be removed. The trees were poisoned in 2011, and Harvey Updyke will go to trial for that in April. The university said that efforts made to keep the trees alive or restore them to health have failed, and that they must be removed. No date has been set as for when they will be taken out, or how they will be taken out. A party is planned for April 20th so students and locals can enjoy a final party with the trees.

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February 5, 2013 03:52 PM ET

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Auburn's A-day game is on April 20th.

Raptor River

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February 5, 2013 04:24 PM ET

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Auburn's A-day game is on April 20th.

What will become of the removed oaks? Will they be cut up for fire wood? Milled for use carpentry? Chipped into mulch? Taken to the landfill?

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February 5, 2013 04:38 PM ET

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What will become of the removed oaks? Will they be cut up for fire wood? Milled for use carpentry? Chipped into mulch? Taken to the landfill?

Processed into toilet paper.
Roll Tide!

Dr. B-f-G

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February 5, 2013 05:08 PM ET

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Remember to fly your flags at half-staff.

Joe Kidd #1

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February 5, 2013 05:52 PM ET

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Originally posted 04:24 PM ET 02.05 by Tin Man

What will become of the removed oaks? Will they be cut up for fire wood? Milled for use carpentry? Chipped into mulch? Taken to the landfill?

Processed into toilet paper.
Roll Tide!

Tin Man got the ball rolling but the good doctor made the slam dunk!!!!!!

Jon Deaux

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February 5, 2013 11:59 PM ET

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Originally posted 04:24 PM ET 02.05 by Tin Man

What will become of the removed oaks? Will they be cut up for fire wood? Milled for use carpentry? Chipped into mulch? Taken to the landfill?

When I was in college many years ago, I worked a summer job at a very small college in West Virginia....We put a new slate roof on a large admin building. Rather than destroy the old slate shingles, the college collected them and sold them to alumni for something like $100 a pop. Guessing if these trees were cut into small logs, they could fetch upwards of $2000 a pop from Auburn alums.