[gardeners] what tree?

Margaret Lauterbach (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Tue, 09 Jul 2002 08:11:53 -0600

In Michael Pollan's "Botany of Desire," he writes "A molecule present in 
the sap of a certain tree prevents caterpillars that sample its leaves from 
ever growing into butterflies."  What tree is that?  Sounds like the 
precursor to Terminator technology.  Margaret L