The thieves are after the swollen part of the trunk where roots branch off, and they are particularly attracted to trees that have survived repeated forest fires by producing new trunk tissue over and over.
(The thieves; are; after the swollen part of the trunk) (roots; branch off; L:the trunk) (they; are particularly attracted; to trees) (trees; have survived; repeated forest fires)
The thieves roots they trees
are branch off are particularly attracted have survived
after the swollen part of the trunk
L:the trunk
to trees
repeated forest fires