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For generations, rolling the oaks at Toomer’s Corner has been Auburn’s signature celebration move. Win a football game? Roll the trees. Win a big basketball game? Roll the trees. Big life moment? Honestly… roll the trees.

So when the now-infamous phone call aired on The Paul Finebaum Show in 2011 revealing the trees had been poisoned, it felt personal.

Fifteen years later, it’s a story not only about rivalry, but about the work that helped carry one of Auburn’s most beloved traditions forward. We headed to the Plains to talk with Auburn College of Agriculture‘s staff about how the university responded, and how the legacy of the original oaks is still growing today.

Check out the full story.