( ( Buds ( on brown ) ) ( ( stems ( with ( ( ( leaf scars ) ( ( hard and ) ( grown over ) ) ) ( are ( ( ( better ( to ( use ( than ( ( younger buds ) ( with ( ( leaf scars ) ( still distinct ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) and ) soft ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNS Buds)) (PP (IN on) (NP (JJ brown)))) (VP (VBZ stems) (SBAR (IN with) (S (NP (NP (NN leaf) (NNS scars)) (UCP (ADJP (JJ hard)) (CC and) (VP (VBN grown) (PRT (RP over))))) (VP (VBP are) (ADJP (ADJP (JJR better) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB use) (PP (IN than) (NP (NP (JJR younger) (NNS buds)) (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (NN leaf) (NNS scars)) (ADJP (RB still) (JJ distinct)))))))))) (CC and) (ADJP (JJ soft))))))) (. .)))
Buds on brown stems with leaf scars hard and grown over are better to use than younger buds with leaf scars still distinct and soft.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT A) (-LRB- -LRB-) (NN n) (-RRB- -RRB-)) (NP (DT an) (JJ axillary) (NN bud))) (VP (VBZ is) (PP (IN above) (NP (DT each) (NN leaf) (NN scar)))) (. .)))