( It ( ( can ( ( sprout ( new plants ) ) ( from ( ( stem fragments ) ( containing ( ( ( ( as ( few ( as two ) ) ) nodes ) or ) ( whorls ( of leaves ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP It)) (VP (MD can) (VP (VB sprout) (NP (JJ new) (NNS plants)) (PP (IN from) (NP (NP (NN stem) (NNS fragments)) (VP (VBG containing) (NP (NP (QP (RB as) (JJ few) (IN as) (CD two)) (NNS nodes)) (CC or) (NP (NP (NNS whorls)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNS leaves)))))))))) (. .)))
It can sprout new plants from stem fragments containing as few as two nodes or whorls of leaves.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP New) (NNS plants)) (VP (VBP start) (S (VP (VBG sprouting) (PP (ADVP (NP (CD two) (NNS months)) (RBR later)) (IN after) (NP (DT a) (NN forest) (NN fire)))))) (. .)))