Auburn University is inviting fans to come witness and celebrate the planting of its two new oak trees on Feb. 14 at Toomer's Corner in Samford Park.

The university will close several downtown streets and set up a viewing area during the planting so fans can watch as the 35-foot-tall trees are placed at the intersection of Magnolia Avenue and College Street.

The new, live oak trees are expected to arrive at Toomer's Corner via flatbed trailer between 7:30 and 8 a.m., and the planting process should be complete by the afternoon. The university is asking fans not to roll the two new oak trees until fall 2016 as they establish roots and acclimate to their new environment.

"We are partnering with the City of Auburn to make this a special day," said Mike Clardy, director of university communications. "Downtown merchants will be open early and three of Auburn's athletic teams will be in action that day. We are hoping people will come to the Plains and make a weekend out of it."

Beginning around 7:30 a.m., crews will close College Street from Thach Avenue to Tichenor Avenue, and Magnolia Avenue from Wright Street to the Compass Bank parking lot entrance. Roads are expected to remain closed until 2 p.m.

The planting of the oaks is the

renovation. The second phase, slated to begin after A-Day in April, will feature the planting of 30 15-foot-tall trees - grown from acorns collected from the original oaks - between Toomer's Corner and Samford Hall.