Commentary for Bava Batra 35:12
תא שמע מרחיקין את האילן מן הבור עשרים וחמש אמה טעמא דאיכא בור הא ליכא בור סמיך לא כי ליכא בור נמי לא סמיך והא קמ"ל דעד כ"ה אמה אזלי שרשים ומזקי לבור
The reason then is that there should be space for the work of the vineyard. but were it not for this he would be allowed to plant close up, [would he not,] although the tree has roots which can injure the other's field?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Similarly the pit should be allowed to be dug close up to the boundary, although it may injure the land on the other side. The argument is again against Raba. ');"><sup>8</sup></span>
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