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Question
Also, if shipped in a burlap bag, where the nursery digs up the tree from the ground, can we assume there was enough soil on it? Also burlap, which has many many small holes throughout the bag, can this continue the orlah? Or does it restart?
Answer
Thank you for your question.
1. Yes, I think that we can assume that there is enough ground in a standard burlap bag for the tree to live for two weeks.
2. Since the holes are very small (less than a cm a hole) we would have to restart the count.
All the best!
Rabbi Daniel Kirsch
Rabbi Daniel Kirsch studied for many years at the famed Mercaz HaRav yeshiva in Jerusalem. He currently lives in Kedumim in the Shomron, where he studies at the yeshiva and teaches classes for adults. In addition, he teaches at an elementary school.
