Quoting%20commentary for Sukkah 3:4

רַבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל אוֹמֵר, שְׁלשָׁה הֲדַסִּים וּשְׁתֵּי עֲרָבוֹת, לוּלָב אֶחָד וְאֶתְרוֹג אֶחָד, אֲפִלּוּ שְׁנַיִם קְטוּמִים וְאֶחָד אֵינוֹ קָטוּם. רַבִּי טַרְפוֹן אוֹמֵר, אֲפִלּוּ שְׁלָשְׁתָּן קְטוּמִים. רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא אוֹמֵר, כְּשֵׁם שֶׁלּוּלָב אֶחָד וְאֶתְרוֹג אֶחָד, כָּךְ הֲדַס אֶחָד וַעֲרָבָה אֶחָת:

R. Yishmael says: (There must be) three hadasim, two aravoth, one lulav, and one ethrog — even if two of them were severed and one not. [This refers to the hadasim. The gemara asks: If a severed hadas is pasul, and three are required, let three whole ones be required; and if a severed hadas is kasher, let three severed ones be kasher! And the gemara concludes that R. Yishmael retracted his ruling that three hadasim are required and he permitted even two severed ones. And the same (that it is kasher) would apply if he did not bring them at all, for a severed hadas is considered non-existent.] R. Tarfon says: Even if (all) three were severed, (it is kasher) ["hadar" not being required in a hadas. The halachah is in accordance with R. Tarfon.] R. Akiva says: Just as one lulav and one ethrog (are required), so one hadas and one aravah.

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