{"id":11925,"date":"2026-07-02T00:09:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T21:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/?p=11925"},"modified":"2026-08-03T11:50:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T08:50:03","slug":"17-02-09","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/17-02-09\/","title":{"rendered":"9.\u00a0Planting a Tree for Purposes Other Than Fruit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"direction: ltr\">If one plants a tree not for its fruit, but for its wood or as a fence, <em>orla<\/em> does not apply to the fruit that grows on it. Such a tree is not considered a \u201ctree for food,\u201d and the mitzva of <em>orla<\/em> applies only to a fruit tree, as it says: \u201cWhen you plant any tree for food, you shall regard its fruit as <em>orla<\/em>\u201d (Vayikra 19:23). However, the Sages limited this leniency to cases in which it is evident that the tree was planted not for its fruit. If the trees are planted very densely, for example, it is clear that they were meant for firewood. If one prunes the branches in a way that causes them to thicken, it is evident that the tree was planted for lumber. If the precise placement of the trees shows that they were planted as a fence around a yard, <em>orla<\/em> does not apply to them. If one intended one side of the tree to serve as a fence and the other side to produce fruit, <em>orla<\/em> does not apply to the fence side, but it does apply to the fruit side (<em>Mishna<\/em>, <em>Orla<\/em> 1:1; <em>Yerushalmi<\/em>, <em>Orla<\/em> 1:1; SA YD 294:23). If one wishes to eat fruit from the side to which <em>orla<\/em> does not apply, one must separate <em>terumot<\/em> and <em>ma\u2019aserot<\/em> without a berakha (see <em>Yerushalmi<\/em>, <em>Orla<\/em> 1:1). If, however, the tree was planted both for fencing or lumber and for fruit, then <em>orla<\/em> applies to its fruit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr\">If trees, such as olive trees, are planted for ornamental purposes, <em>orla<\/em> does not apply to their fruit. However, there is some doubt about trees planted as ornamentals when their fruit also contributes to their appearance, such as pomegranates and date palms. Since <em>orla<\/em> applies by Torah law, one must be stringent in cases of doubt. Only when it is clear that the fruit itself was not intended to enhance the tree\u2019s appearance does <em>orla<\/em> not apply to it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If one plants a tree not for its fruit, but for its wood or as a fence, orla does not apply to the fruit that grows on it. 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