( ( The ( vigorous ( 3 ( foot plants ) ) ) ) ( ( ( provided ( fat ( , ( two-inch sprouts ) ) ) ) ( by ( late August ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (JJ vigorous) (CD 3) (NN foot) (NNS plants)) (VP (VBD provided) (NP (JJ fat) (, ,) (JJ two-inch) (NNS sprouts)) (PP (IN by) (NP (JJ late) (NNP August)))) (. .)))
The vigorous 3 foot plants provided fat, two-inch sprouts by late August.
(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)))))) (. .)))