Sheviis 2:4 — Caring for Saplings

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Caring for Saplings

טִפּוּל בַּנְּטִיעוֹת עַד רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה
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Mishnah שביעית ב׳:ד׳ · Sheviis 2:4
מְזַהֲמִין אֶת הַנְּטִיעוֹת, וְכוֹרְכִין אוֹתָן, וְקוֹטְמִין אוֹתָן, וְעוֹשִׂין לָהֶן בָּתִּים, וּמַשְׁקִין אוֹתָן, עַד רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה.
רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר בַּר צָדוֹק אוֹמֵר, אַף מַשְׁקֶה הוּא אֶת הַנּוֹף בַּשְּׁבִיעִית, אֲבָל לֹא אֶת הָעִקָּר:
One may smear the saplings, and wrap them, and trim them, and make shelters for them, and water them, until Rosh Hashana.
Rabbi Elazar bar Tzadok says: one may even water the foliage in Sheviis, but not the root:

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