( ( ( ( ( Gather ( ( young fiddleheads ) ( in ( the ( early spring ) ) ) ) ) , ) ( as soon ) ) ( as ( they ( first appear ) ) ) ) . )
(ROOT (S (VP (VB Gather) (NP (NP (JJ young) (NNS fiddleheads)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (JJ early) (NN spring)))) (, ,) (ADVP (RB as) (RB soon)) (SBAR (IN as) (S (NP (PRP they)) (ADVP (RB first)) (VP (VBP appear))))) (. .)))
Gather young fiddleheads in the early spring, as soon as they first appear.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT The) (JJ first) (NNS leaves)) (PP (IN of) (NP (JJS most) (NNS ferns)))) (VP (VBP appear) (SBAR (S (VP (VBD curled) (PRT (RP up)) (PP (IN into) (NP (NNS fiddleheads))))))) (. .)))