This video was smuggled to us from the wilds of Palo Alto, where Stanford’s sports mascot, the Stanford Tree, was regenerated from a tiny acorn to embark on a new semester of shenanigans.
It is indeed remarkable that you’re witnessing this, because the Stanford Band usually keeps things very close to the vest when it comes to their activities. That’s because they’re always in some sort of trouble with the administration.
This much is known: a new Tree is chosen every year (since 1984) following a grueling selection process called Tree Week. Details of this year’s process are sketchy, but some witnesses report seeing students in banana costumes running around campus.