How many trees did Harvey Updyke poison?

“Let me tell you what I did,” Updyke told Finebaum on live radio at the time. “The weekend after the Iron Bowl, I went to Auburn because I lived 30 miles away, and I poisoned the two Toomer’s trees. I put Spike 80DF in ’em.

What kind of trees are at Toomer’s Corner?

The two live oak trees at the College Street and Magnolia Avenue intersection form the famous Auburn Oaks at Toomer’s Corner. They were transplanted as full grown trees in 2015 to replace the original trees that were removed in 2013 after being poisoned in 2011.

Are the Toomer’s trees still alive?

Auburn University asked fans not to partake in the famous tradition of toilet paper rolling the two live oak trees at Toomer’s Corner after big wins. The current trees were planted in 2017. The originals, planted between 1937 and 1939, were removed in 2013 after being poisoned by an Alabama fan in 2010.

Are the Auburn trees still alive?

What happened to Auburn’s tree?

The original Auburn Oaks planted between 1937 and 1939 were removed from the corner in April 2013 after being poisoned in 2010. A duo of new live oaks was planted in February 2015, but one of the trees was lit on fire following rolling being allowed for fall 2016. Both trees were damaged and removed.

What happened to the trees on Auburn’s Toomer’s corner?

The trees on Toomer’s Corner are known for being covered in toilet paper following big athletic victories for Auburn. After news broke of the poisoning, the school cut down the poisoned trees and replaced them. In a 2019 appearance on Finebaum’s radio show, Updyke tried to downplay what he did.

What did David Updyke do to Auburn’s trees?

Updyke pleaded guilty in 2013 of applying herbicide to the trees, which Tigers fans traditionally decorate with toilet paper after a win, following Auburn’s Iron Bowl victory over Alabama in 2010.

What happened to Toomer’s corner?

Updyke called into the Paul Finebaum Show in 2011 to confess that he poisoned the oak trees at Auburn’s famous Toomer’s Corner after Auburn beat Alabama in the 2010 Iron Bowl on the way to a national title.

Did Harvey Updyke poison the trees?

Harvey Updyke, Jr. poisoned the 80-year-old trees in 2011 and was eventually busted after he called into the Paul Finebaum radio show admitting the crime. He also left a phone message to an Auburn professor saying he knew who poisoned the tree.