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==Uprooting or severing a plant==
==Uprooting or severing a plant==
# Uprooting or severing any part of a living plant is forbidden on [[Shabbat]] under the category of Kotzer (Harvesting). <ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 281), Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 26:10 </ref>
# Uprooting or severing any part of a living plant is forbidden on [[Shabbat]] under the category of Kotzer (Harvesting). <ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 281), Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 26:10. See [http://www.dailyhalacha.com/displayRead.asp?readID=2447 Rabbi Mansour on DailyHalacha.com] who explains that the Melacha of Kotzer refers to detaching produce from the ground using a utensil such as a sickle and Tolesh, which is the Toldah of Kotzer, includes detaching produce from the ground with one's hands. </ref>
# It is forbidden to break a branch off a tree, remove a leave, pick a fruit or flower from a tree on [[Shabbat]]. <ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 281), Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 26:10 </ref>
# It is forbidden to break a branch off a tree, remove a leave, pick a fruit or flower from a tree on [[Shabbat]]. <ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 281), Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 26:10 </ref>
==Picking fruits==
==Picking fruits==