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# Metal, dirt, and animal hides are unfit for [[S'chach]] as they do not grow from the ground. <ref>S"A and Rama 629:1, Yalkut Yosef Moadim page 123, Chazon Ovadia [[Sukkot]] page 14 </ref> | # Metal, dirt, and animal hides are unfit for [[S'chach]] as they do not grow from the ground. <ref>S"A and Rama 629:1, Yalkut Yosef Moadim page 123, Chazon Ovadia [[Sukkot]] page 14 </ref> | ||
===Attached to the Ground=== | ===Attached to the Ground=== | ||
# Branches attached to a tree which is still attached to the ground is not fit for [[schach]]. Therefore, if one put | # Branches attached to a tree which is still attached to the ground is not fit for [[schach]]. Therefore, if one put them over his [[sukkah]], and then decided to detach them from the tree one must shake each branch by lifting and placing back down, otherwise it is not kosher as this is a problem of taaseh vilo min ha'asuy. <ref> Yalkut Yosef Moadim page 123, Chazon Ovadia [[Sukkot]] page 33. </ref> | ||
===Impervious to Impurity=== | ===Impervious to Impurity=== | ||
# One may not use food as Schach since it is susceptible to impurity.<ref>Rambam (Sukkah 5:3)</ref> | # One may not use food as Schach since it is susceptible to impurity.<ref>Rambam (Sukkah 5:3)</ref> |