Sheviis 4:10 — Cutting Down Trees during Shemittah

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Cutting Down Trees during Shemittah

קְצִיצַת אִילָנוֹת בַּשְּׁבִיעִית
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Mishnah שביעית ד׳:י׳ · Sheviis 4:10
מֵאֵימָתַי אֵין קוֹצְצִין אֶת הָאִילָן בַּשְּׁבִיעִית.
בֵּית שַׁמַּאי אוֹמְרִים, כָּל הָאִילָן מִשֶּׁיּוֹצִיא.
וּבֵית הִלֵּל אוֹמְרִים,
הֶחָרוּבִין מִשֶּׁיְּשַׁלְשֵׁלוּ,
וְהַגְּפָנִים מִשֶּׁיְּגָרְעוּ,
וְהַזֵּיתִים מִשֶּׁיָּנֵצוּ,
וּשְׁאָר כָּל אִילָן מִשֶּׁיּוֹצִיא.
וְכָל הָאִילָן, כֵּיוָן שֶׁבָּא לְעוֹנַת הַמַּעַשְׂרוֹת, מֻתָּר לְקָצְצוֹ.
כַּמָּה יְהֵא בַזַּיִת וְלֹא יְקֻצֶּנּוּ,
רֹבַע.
רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל אוֹמֵר, הַכֹּל לְפִי הַזַּיִת:
From when may one not cut down a tree in Sheviis?
Beis Shammai say: any tree, from when it produces [fruit].
and Beis Hillel say:
carob trees, from when they form chains [of pods],
and vines, from when they form berries,
and olives, from when they blossom,
and every other tree, from when it produces [fruit].
And any tree, once it reaches the stage [liable] for tithes, one is permitted to cut it down.
How much must be on an olive tree that he may not cut it down?
A quarter [-kav of olives].
Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel says: it all depends on [the size of] the olive tree:

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