( ( Do not ) ( ( carry ( the tree ) ) ( by ( grasping ( ( ( ( ( ( the trunk ) , ) ( ( the weight ) ( of ( the ( root ball ) ) ) ) ) ( will ( ( pull ( the ( fine roots ) ) ) off ) ) ) and ) ( ( the tree ) ( will ( ( take ( a ( long time ) ) ) ( to recover ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )
(ROOT (S (VP (VB Do) (RB not) (VP (VB carry) (NP (DT the) (NN tree)) (PP (IN by) (S (VP (VBG grasping) (S (S (NP (NP (DT the) (NN trunk)) (, ,) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN weight)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NN root) (NN ball))))) (VP (MD will) (VP (VB pull) (NP (DT the) (JJ fine) (NNS roots)) (PRT (RP off))))) (CC and) (S (NP (DT the) (NN tree)) (VP (MD will) (VP (VB take) (NP (DT a) (JJ long) (NN time)) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB recover)))))))))))))))
Do not carry the tree by grasping the trunk, the weight of the root ball will pull the fine roots off and the tree will take a long time to recover
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT An) (NN acorn)) (VP (VBG growing) (PP (IN into) (NP (DT an) (JJ adult) (NN tree))))) (VP (MD will) (VP (VB take) (NP (DT the) (JJS longest) (NN time)) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB observe)))))) (. .)))