Commentary for Bava Batra 161:3

קנה שלשה קנה קרקע הגדילו ישפה והעולה מן הגזע ומן השרשין שלו ואם מתו יש לו קרקע:

WHATEVER GROWS FROM THE STEM IS HIS [THE BUYER'S],<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Because they grow from his tree. ');">⁴</span> AND [WHATEVER GROWS] FROM THE ROOTS [BELONGS] TO THE LANDOWNER.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Because the branches grew from under the ground which is his property. ');">⁵</span>

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