{"id":11915,"date":"2026-07-02T00:05:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T21:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/?p=11915"},"modified":"2026-08-03T11:36:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T08:36:24","slug":"17-02-05","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/17-02-05\/","title":{"rendered":"5. A Tree That Was Uprooted or Cut Down"},"content":{"rendered":"

If a tree was uprooted from its place, but one of its roots remained attached to the ground, and that root was at least as thick as a weaver\u2019s needle used to stretch fabric, one may replant the tree without restarting the orla<\/em> count. Since it can survive by means of that one root, even if only with difficulty, it can still be considered attached, and its original status does not change. However, if no such root remains, the tree becomes subject to orla<\/em> anew when it is replanted (SA YD 294:20).<\/p>\n

If the wind uprooted a tree, or a river swept it away, yet a clump of soil remained attached to its roots, and that clump can sustain it for at least 14 days, one may replant the tree without restarting the three-year count, even if none of its roots remained attached to the ground itself. If it cannot live from that clump for 14 days, then once replanted, the years of orla<\/em> must be counted from the start. Therefore, one who needs to move a fruit tree from one place to another must be careful to uproot it together with enough soil to sustain it for 14 days, so that the orla<\/em> count does not restart. It is also advisable to prune the tree substantially beforehand, thereby making it easier for the tree to survive that length of time.[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

If a tree was cut down or broke, and any part of its trunk remains above ground, the orla<\/em> count does not restart. If it was cut down completely and then regrew from its roots, it becomes subject to orla<\/em> anew.[7]<\/a><\/p>\n

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[6]<\/a>. The Mishna in Orla<\/em> 1:3 states: \u201cIf a tree was uprooted and its soil remained with it\u2026 if it can survive, the orla<\/em> count does not restart; if not, the count restarts.\u201d SA YD 294:19 rules accordingly. Some maintain that the orla<\/em> count does not restart only if the clump of soil could sustain the tree for three years. This is the view of Pera\u1e25 Mateh Aharon<\/em> 2:75, Birkei Yosef<\/em> YD 294:11, PT YD 294:13, and Igrot Moshe<\/em> YD 1:185. However, the halakhic authorities in Eretz Yisrael, led by R. Kook (Mishpat Kohen<\/em> 8\u20139), ruled for farmers that it is enough if the clump can sustain the tree for 14 days, the normal rooting period. R. Herzog accepted this view in Pesakim u-Ketavim<\/em> 3:9; see also Mishpetei Uziel<\/em>, vol. 1, YD 20; Min\u1e25at Shlomo<\/em> 1:69. This assumes that the tree receives ordinary care, including watering and fertilizing. Even the stringent authorities may agree that if the clump can sustain the tree for 14 days with ordinary care, it likely could sustain it even for three years, especially if the tree is heavily pruned and continuously watered by drip irrigation.[7]<\/a>. Yerushalmi<\/em>, Shevi\u2019it<\/em> 1:6, explains that according to R. Eliezer ben Yaakov, if a tree was cut down to less than a tefa\u1e25<\/em> above the ground, orla<\/em> applies to it anew. According to the Sages, as long as any part of the trunk remains above ground, the orla<\/em> count does not restart; only if it was cut flush with the soil does orla<\/em> apply anew. Rambam (MT, Laws of Second Tithe and Fourth-Year Fruit 10:13), Rashba, Rabbeinu Yero\u1e25am, and SA YD 294:18 rule in accordance with the Sages. Rosh rules in accordance with R. Eliezer ben Yaakov. See Beit Yosef<\/em> and Shakh YD 294:31 regarding the basis of their dispute. In practice, the halakha follows the lenient view, because the Yerushalmi<\/em> indicates that the requirement to treat a cut tree as new is only rabbinic, due to marit ayin<\/em>, and in cases of doubt involving rabbinic law, the ruling is lenient. Most authorities agree.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If a tree was uprooted from its place, but one of its roots remained attached to the ground, and that root was at least as thick as a weaver\u2019s needle used to stretch fabric, one may replant the tree without restarting the orla count. Since it can survive by means of that one root, even […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[223],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-17-02"],"yoast_head":"\n5. 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