Auburn fans attending Saturday’s A-Day game in The Loveliest Village on the Plains may have noticed a new, yet familiar sight on Toomer’s Corner: the presence of live oak trees.

The university in February replaced the Toomer’s Oaks poisoned and killed by self-proclaimed Alabama fan Harvey Updyke. Auburn held a dedication ceremony for the new trees Saturday.

In case you just moved to the Southeast from a remote corner of Uzbekistan, Tigers fans gather at Toomer’s Corner after winning football games and “roll” the trees with tissue paper in one of college football’s coolest traditions. But despite the re-emergence of the leafy plants in the historic locale, fans will have to hold off for at least one more season while the trees get healthy and grow.

“We have great traditions at Auburn with rolling these Toomer’s Oaks,” Gus Malzahn said, according to AL.com. “And, uh, next year, we’re going to have to red shirt ’em. … Next year, we’re going to give you plenty of opportunities to roll these wires and everything else.”

The university soon will begin Phase II of the Samford Park renovation, planting 30 oaks in the area surrounding Toomer’s Corner. Auburn grew the now-15-foot-tall trees from acorns collected from the original Toomer’s Oaks.

As a No. 3 seed in our recent SEC Madness bracket designed to determine the biggest star in the history of the conference, Toomer’s Corner got upset in the Round of 32 by the SEC Network. I thought the historic tradition, especially given the recent emotional sentiment, deserved a spot in the Sweet 16 in the least.

Still, it’s great to see that generations of Auburn fans to come will continue to be able to participate in celebratory post-win fellowship centered around live oaks at Toomer’s Corner.