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Toomer's Corner after the poisoned trees had been removed and the area placed under 24-hour surveillance Toomer's Drugs pharmacy on Toomer's Corner. The oak trees used to celebrate have been vandalized on multiple occasions. In 2010, the trees were poisoned using a herbicide called Spike 80DF.
On Thursday night, the news broke that Harvey Updyke, the Alabama fan who infamously poisoned trees at Toomer’s Corner at Auburn, passed away at 71 years old. Paul Finebaum reflected on the ...
Updyke called into the Paul Finebaum Show in 2011 to confess his crime. He spent time in jail after pleading guilty in 2013.
The trees were removed after being poisoned by Alabama fan Harvey Updyke in 2010. Auburn fans will once again be able to celebrate victories by rolling the oak trees at Toomer's Corner with toilet ...
Toomers' Corner Fans rolling the trees opposite Toomer's Drugs after a home win over Clemson in 2010. The intersection of Magnolia Avenue and College Street [18] in Auburn, which marks the transition from downtown Auburn to the university campus, is known as Toomer's Corner. It is named for businessman and State Senator Sheldon Toomer who ...
In November 2014, the university announced it would plant two new full grown oak trees in the spot the original trees stood, and additionally would plant thirty oaks descended from the original trees along a walkway approaching Toomer's Corner. The new trees would be planted in February 2015, and would be given at least one year to acclimate ...
In 2011, the poisoning of the trees on Toomer's Corner at Auburn University led a man, Harvey Updyke, to call the Finebaum show about the story. Finebaum was featured on the NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams and appeared on CNN, ESPN, MSNBC, and several other networks. He was blamed by many for the event, including one caller saying, "if ...
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