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(ROOT (S (S (NP (DT The) (NN fungus)) (VP (VBZ grows) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (NN pith))))) (, ,) (CC and) (S (NP (DT the) (NN vascular) (NN tissue)) (VP (VBZ deteriorates))) (. .)))
The fungus grows in the pith, and the vascular tissue deteriorates.
(ROOT (S (NP (JJ Vascular) (NN tissue)) (VP (VBD allowed) (NP (DT these) (NNS plants)) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB grow) (NP (JJR taller)))))) (. .)))