## Bava Batra Daf 37b

###### Bava Batra 37b:1
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דְּקָמַכְחֲשִׁי בְּאַרְעָא – שַׁיּוֹרֵי שַׁיַּיר. דְּאִי לָא שַׁיַּיר, לֵימָא לֵיהּ: עֲקוֹר אִילָנָא וְזִיל.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**since they are causing harm to the land,** the seller does **leave** the land that is surrounding the trees for himself, **as if** he did **not leave** it, **let** the buyer **say to him: Uproot your trees and go.**


###### Bava Batra 37b:2
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מָכַר אִילָנוֹת וְשִׁיֵּיר קַרְקַע לְפָנָיו – פְּלוּגְתָּא דְּרַבִּי עֲקִיבָא וְרַבָּנַן; לְרַבִּי עֲקִיבָא דְּאָמַר: מוֹכֵר בְּעַיִן יָפָה מוֹכֵר – אִית לֵיהּ; לְרַבָּנַן – לֵית לֵיהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara discusses the reverse case: If one **sold** the **trees and left** the ownership of the **land for himself,** the *halakha* depends on **the** outcome of the **dispute of Rabbi Akiva and the Rabbis. According to Rabbi Akiva, who says: One who sells, sells generously,** the buyer **has** ownership of the land surrounding the trees, as the presumption is that the seller included it in the sale. **According to the Rabbis,** who say: One who sells, sells sparingly, the buyer **does not have** ownership of the land surrounding the trees, as the presumption is that the seller did not include it in the sale.


###### Bava Batra 37b:3
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לְרַבִּי עֲקִיבָא אִית לֵיהּ – וַאֲפִילּוּ לְרַב זְבִיד דְּאָמַר: אֵין לוֹ – הָנֵי מִילֵּי גַּבֵּי שְׁנֵי לָקוֹחוֹת, דְּאָמַר לֵיהּ: כִּי הֵיכִי דִּלְדִידִי לֵית לִי בְּאִילָנוֹת, לְדִידָךְ נָמֵי לֵית לָךְ בְּקַרְקַע; אֲבָל הָכָא – מוֹכֵר בְּעַיִן יָפָה מוֹכֵר.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara stated previously that **according to** the opinion of **Rabbi Akiva,** the buyer **has** ownership of the land surrounding the trees. The Gemara clarifies this opinion: **And even according to Rav Zevid, who said** (37a) that in a case where one took possession of the land and another took possession of the trees, the one who took possession of the trees **has no** share in the land, **that matter** applies only **concerning** the case of **two buyers. As** in that case, the one who acquired the land can **say to** the other: **Just as** it is so **that I have no** share **in** the **trees, you also have no** share **in the land; but here,** where one sold the trees and left the land for himself, **one who sells, sells generously.** Therefore, it is reasonable to assume that the sale included the land surrounding the trees.


###### Bava Batra 37b:4
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לְרַבָּנַן לֵית לֵיהּ – וַאֲפִילּוּ לְרַב פָּפָּא דְּאָמַר: יֵשׁ לוֹ – הָנֵי מִילֵּי גַּבֵּי שְׁנֵי לָקוֹחוֹת, דְּאָמַר לֵיהּ: כִּי הֵיכִי דִּלְדִידָךְ זַבֵּין בְּעַיִן יָפָה, לְדִידִי נָמֵי זַבֵּין בְּעַיִן יָפָה; אֲבָל הָכָא – מוֹכֵר בְּעַיִן רָעָה מוֹכֵר.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara stated earlier that **according to** the opinion of **the Rabbis,** the buyer does **not have** ownership of the land surrounding the trees. The Gemara clarifies this opinion: **And even according to Rav Pappa, who says** above that in a case where one took possession of the land and another took possession of the trees that the one who took possession of the trees **has** ownership of half of the land as well, **that matter** applies only **concerning** the case of **two buyers. As** in that case, the one who acquired the trees can **say to** the other: **Just as** it is so **that** the seller **sold to you generously,** as you have both the land and the right to consume its produce, he **also sold to me generously,** including the land surrounding the trees; **but here,** where one sold the trees and left the land for himself, **one who sells, sells sparingly,** retaining for himself whatever he did not explicitly include in the sale.


###### Bava Batra 37b:5
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אָמְרִי נְהַרְדָּעֵי: אֲכָלָן רְצוּפִין – אֵין לוֹ חֲזָקָה. מַתְקֵיף לַהּ רָבָא: אֶלָּא מֵעַתָּה, הַאי מֵישָׁרָא דְאַסְפַּסְתָּא – בְּמַאי קָנֵי לַהּ? אֶלָּא אָמַר רָבָא: מְכָרָן רְצוּפִין – אֵין לוֹ קַרְקַע.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ The Sages **of Neharde’a say:** If one **consumed** the produce of **an overcrowded** orchard, **he** does **not** thereby **have presumptive ownership** of the orchard. **Rava objects to this: If that is so, how** does one ever **acquire this alfalfa field,** which is planted without spacing? **Rather, Rava said:** If one **sold an overcrowded** orchard, the buyer does **not have** ownership of the **land** surrounding the trees. Generally, if one purchases three or more trees, he acquires the surrounding land, as the trees are considered an orchard. If the trees are overcrowded, they will soon have to be uprooted, and that is why the buyer does not acquire the land surrounding the trees.


###### Bava Batra 37b:6
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אָמַר רַבִּי זֵירָא: כְּתַנָּאֵי – כֶּרֶם שֶׁהוּא נָטוּעַ עַל פָּחוֹת מֵאַרְבַּע אַמּוֹת, רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר: אֵינוֹ כֶּרֶם. וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים: הֲרֵי זוֹ כֶּרֶם, וְרוֹאִין אֶת הָאֶמְצָעִיִּים כְּאִילּוּ אֵינָן.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rabbi Zeira said:** This is **like** a dispute between ***tanna’im*** (*Kilayim* 5:2): With regard to **a vineyard that is planted on** an area where there is **less than four cubits** of open space between the vines, **Rabbi Shimon says:** It is **not** considered to be **a vineyard** with regard to the prohibition of diverse kinds and other *halakhot*, as it is overcrowded. **And the Rabbis say: This is** considered to be **a vineyard, and** the reason for this is that **the middle** vines are **viewed as if** they **are not** there, and the outer vines meet the requirements for a vineyard. It follows that according to the opinion of the Rabbis, if one sold an overcrowded orchard, the middle trees would be viewed as if they were not there. Therefore, it would be considered an orchard and the buyer would acquire the land surrounding the trees.


###### Bava Batra 37b:7
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אָמְרִי נְהַרְדָּעֵי: הַאי מַאן דְּזָבֵין דִּקְלָא לְחַבְרֵיהּ – קָנֵי לֵיהּ מִשִּׁפּוּלֵיהּ עַד תְּהוֹמָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Sages **of Neharde’a say: This one who sells a date tree to another,** the buyer **acquires** the land **from its bottom until the depths.**