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Auburn U's 130-Year-Old Oak Trees Are Poisoned

Alabama fan charged, and trees may not survive

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff | Suggested by ekwhaley88

Posted Feb 17, 2011 5:01 PM CST

(Newser) – A 62-year-old man has been charged with criminal mischief in a crime that cuts to the heart of Auburn University. Harvey Updyke Jr. allegedly poisoned the 130-year-old oak trees at Toomer's Corner on the edge of campus that serve as mascots of sorts for the...   Read full story »

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