Saplings and gourds may be included within the seah`s space. R. Simeon b. Gamaliel says one may plough the whole space until the New Year when there are ten gourds to the seah. |
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Till when are they termed saplings? R. Eleazar b. Azariah says until they are permitted for common use; but R. Joshua says until they are seven years old. R. Akiba says [the word] sapling must be taken literally. If a tree had been felled and produced fresh shoots of one handbreadth or less, they are regarded as saplings; if of more than a handbreadth they are regarded as trees. So R. Simeon says |
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