Commentary for Bava Batra 160:12

ר' יהודה אומר כדרכו אסור אלא מגביה י' טפחים וקוצץ או גומם מעם הארץ מעם הארץ הוא דקשי הא אידך מעלי לה

two handbreadths. In [the case of] reeds and vines, [the cut is to be made] from the knot and above it. In [the case of] palm trees and cedars he may dig and take them out with the roots, because their stumps do not grow afresh.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Bek. 7b. ');">²¹</span> Does a virgin sycamore require [as high a stump as] three handbreadths? What about the contradiction [from the following]: A virgin sycamore must not be cut in the Sabbatical year, because [cutting] is work.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The cutting causes new growth which is forbidden. (Cf. Lev. XXV, 4.) ');">²²</span>

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