Commentary for Bava Batra 165:8

הרי זה קנה קרקע ואת האילנות שביניהן לפיכך יבש האילן או נקצץ יש לו קרקע פחות מכאן או יתר על כאן או שלקחן בזה אחר זה הרי זה לא קנה לא את הקרקע ולא את האילנות שביניהן לפיכך יבש האילן או נקצץ אין לו קרקע

In agreement with Raba's opinion it has been taught: How near [to each other] may [the trees] be? — [No nearer than] four cubits. And how far removed may they be? — [No more than]<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. Tosaf. s.v. [H]. According to Rashi. s.v. [H] 'just under sixteen cubits'. ');">¹⁴</span> sixteen cubits. [He who buys three trees of these] has [implicitly] acquired the [necessary] ground and the intervening [young] trees. Consequently, [if] a tree dries up or is cut down [the buyer of the trees] retains [his rights in] the ground. [If the distances between the trees are] less, or more than [the figures] given, or if [the trees] were purchased one after the other, [the buyer] does not acquire either the ground or the intervening [young] trees. Consequently, [if] a tree dries up or is cut down, [the buyer] retains no [title to the] ground.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Is not entitled to replace the dead, or felled tree by another. ');">¹⁵</span>

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