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חָצֵר שֶׁהִיא יוֹתֵר מִבֵּית סָאתַיִם, וְנָטַע בָּהּ אִילָנוֹת, אֲפִלּוּ בְּרֻבָּהּ, לֹא נִתְבַּטְּלָה בָּזֶה הַדִּירָה וַעֲדַיִן חֲשוּבָה מֻקֶּפֶת לָדִּירָה, שֶׁכֵּן דֶּרֶךְ הָאָדָם לְהִסְתּוֹפֵף בְּצֵל אִילָנוֹת. אֲבָל אִם זָרַע בָּהּ זְרָעִים, אִם זֶה בְּרֹב הֶחָצֵר, (אֲפִלּוּ אֵינוֹ בְּמָקוֹם אֶחָד אֶלָּא מְפֻזָר), נִתְבַּטֵּלָה בָּזֶה הַדִּירָה וְחֲשׁוּבָה כֻּלָהּ כְּגִנָּה. וְאִם זֶה בְּמוּעַט הֶחָצֵר, אִם הוּא פָּחוּת מִבֵּית סָאתַיִם, בָּטֵל לְגַבֵּי הֶחָצֵר וְכֻלּוֹ דִּינוֹ כֶּחָצֵר. אֲבָל אִם הוּא יוֹתֵר מִבֵּית סָאתַים (בְּמָקוֹם אֶחָד), הֲרֵי מְקוֹם הַזֶּרַע כְּמוֹ כַּרְמְלִית, וְהַשְּׁאָר מִן הֶחָצֵר הֲרֵי הוּא פָּרוּץ בְּמִלּוּאוֹ לַמָקוֹם הָאָסוּר, וְאָסוּר לְטַלְטֵל גַּם בּוֹ רַק בְּאַרְבַּע אַמּוֹת.

[If you have] a courtyard that is larger than two seahs, and you planted trees in it,¹¹Including non-fruit bearing trees. [Maharsham 6, Resp. 48] even in the greater part of it, the status of dwelling is thereby not nullified, and it is still considered as fenced around for dwelling purposes, because people usually spend time in the shade of trees. However, if you planted¹²Vegetable seeds. Most poskim say that gardens planted for beauty and relaxation are like trees. [Maharyo Halevi 2, Resp. 101, Maharsham 6, Resp. 48 Imrei Yosher 1, Resp. 109. The Divrei Chaim 2, Orach Chaim Resp. 25 disagrees. seeds that cover the greater part of the yard (even if it is not in one area, but scattered) the status of dwellings has been nullified¹³Most poskim say that planting nullifies the status of dwellings only when the planting was done after the walls were put up, but if you put up a wall around an existing garden for dwelling purposes, the garden does not affect the status of the dwelling. [Divrei Malkiel 4 Resp. 3; Dovev Meisharim 1 Resp. 2] and the entire [yard] is considered as a garden. If [the planted area] covers less than half of the courtyard; and this area is less than two seahs, it is of no consequence compared to the courtyard and the whole area is regarded as a courtyard.¹⁴Except that you may not carry vessels from the house to the garden. [Mishnah Berurah 358: 83] But if [the planted area] covers more than two seahs (in one place), then the planted area is regarded as a karmelis, and the rest of the courtyard is completely open to a place which is forbidden (to carry into), and thus it is forbidden to carry anything in it except within four amos.

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