Commentary for Orlah 1:9
רַבִּי יוֹסֵי אוֹמֵר, נוֹטְעִין יִחוּר שֶׁל עָרְלָה, וְאֵין נוֹטְעִין אֱגוֹז שֶׁל עָרְלָה, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהוּא פְּרִי. וְאֵין מַרְכִּיבִין בְּכַפְנִיּוֹת שֶׁל עָרְלָה:
Rabbi Yose says, we may plant a shoot from an <i>Orlah</i> [tree], but we may not plant a nut from an <i>Orlah</i>, because it is a fruit. And one may not graft using palm branches [with dates] of an <i>Orlah</i>.
Bartenura on Mishnah Orlah
נוטעים יחור של ערלה – for the tree is permitted to derive benefit [from it] but not the walnut, which is the fruit and it is prohibited to benefit [from it], and Rabbi Yosi admits that if he planted and sunk and grafted which is permitted, that both of these cause it to be permitted.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Orlah
Introduction
This mishnah deals with planting things that come from an orlah tree which is orlah.
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Bartenura on Mishnah Orlah
בכפניות – a young shoot that has date-berries in its early stage while they are still berries in the budding stage are called כפניות/date-berries in its early stage. Rabbi Yosi, according to his rationale who stated that berries in the budding stage are forbidden because they are fruit. And the Halakha is according to him, for it is permitted to plant a young shoot of Orlah, but the Halakha is not like him that he prohibits date-berries in the budding stage.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Orlah
Rabbi Yose says: one may plant a shoot of orlah; Since the laws of orlah do not apply to the branches or shoots of a tree, one may plant a shoot of orlah. If the laws of orlah did apply, it would be forbidden to derive any benefit from the shoot, including planting it to grow a tree.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Orlah
But one may not plant a nut of orlah, because it is fruit. The laws of orlah do apply to the nuts of a tree, because they are considered to be fruit. Hence, one cannot plant a nut.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Orlah
And one may not graft early date berries of orlah. The laws of orlah also apply to the “early date berries”, which according to some commentators are early date-palm branches and according to others, are a certain type of date. In any case, these date berries count as fruit and hence cannot be used in grafting.
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