Mesorat%20hashas for Bava Batra 161:2
<big><strong>מתני׳</strong></big> הקונה שני אילנות בתוך שדה חבירו הרי זה לא קנה קרקע רבי מאיר אומר קנה קרקע הגדילו לא ישפה והעולה מן הגזע שלו ומן השרשים של בעל הקרקע ואם מתו אין לו קרקע
<b><i>MISHNAH</i></b>. ONE WHO BUYS TWO TREES IN ANOTHER MAN'S FIELD DOES NOT ACQUIRE OWNERSHIP OF THE GROUND.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Not even the ground under the trees. The purchase of a tree entitles the buyer only to its fruit, and to the tree itself for felling. ');"><sup>2</sup></span> R. MEIR SAYS: HE DOES ACQUIRE OWNERSHIP OF THE GROUND. [IF THE TREES] GREW LARGE [THE LANDOWNER] MUST NOT CUT DOWN THEIR BRANCHES.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Though their shadow may be injurious to the other plants in his field. ');"><sup>3</sup></span>
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