Harvey Updyke

Harvey Updyke :Toomer S Corner Poisoned, Harvey A. Updyke of Dadeville, 62, was arrested Feb. 17 at 1:26 for a term of criminal mischief in connection with the application of herbicide to Toomer's oaks. At a press conference before Samford Hall, Police Chief Tommy Dawson said Updyke be held at the Detention Center of Lee County and could face additional charges. harvey updyke, Updyke bond is set at $ 50,000. Updyke was detained at the headquarters Auburn Police Division. Dawson said a full investigation began in January. Stephen Enloe, assistant professor of agronomy and soils, "said Spike 80DF Herbicide, applied to the soil around trees, is used to control vegetation in all industrial areas where bare soil is required. It is very effective at what he does, and it will kill most plants, "said Enloe. Herbicide that inhibits photosynthesis by works. Basically, the leaves begin to yellow, brown, fall off trees, now it does not mean they are dead often times many species of trees are very robust and makes the sheet again after initial absorption of Spike 80DF Herbicide, "Enloe said.”After the leaves, because Spike is residual and persistent in soil, plant roots, tree roots again take over Spike and are transported to new leaves, and you'll probably see that the cycle of death once more. Gary Keever, professor of horticulture, said Spike 80DF usually remains in soil for three to five years. Experts are working with the university to try to find ways to remove the soil around the trees, Keever said. One person who called me this morning was a vacuum excavator in which a liquid is applied to the root zone, and uses powerful suction to remove dirt from the root zone, "said Keever . The plants surrounding the green oak Toomer in the corner could also be affected, Keever said. If these root zones come into contact with the herbicide, they will absorb it like the oaks have, and there is a chance very real injury, "said Keever. Tom McCauley, director of the environmental program in the department of risk management and security, said it is unlikely that the herbicide enters the water supply. The migration of this product that clay would be very difficult, "said McCauley. The supply of drinking water for Auburn is 150 to 250 feet below the ground surface. Updyke was to appear in court to set charge Thursday morning, and Dawson said more evidence surrounding the case will be revealed at the trial of Updyke. Harvey Updyke.