[Avodah] New Year for Trees

[Akiva Miller]

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In Kitzur Shulchan Aruch Yomi, today begins Siman 173, Hilchos Orlah. I was
surprised to find that - according to the Kitzur - the critical dates for
establishing the age of a tree are 16 Av and 1 Tishre.

Tu B'Shvat is not mentioned at all by the Kitzur in this siman!

ArtScroll's footnote #8 does mention that under certain circumstances the
third year is extended past 1 Tishre, and fruit remains Orlah until Tu
B'Shvat, but otherwise there is no mention of it here at all.

In the very last se'if of Siman 139 (Hilchos Chanuka) the Kitzur does write
that Tu B'Shvat is the "New Year for trees", but he doesn't explain the
relevance of that.

Aren't the calculations of Orlah the whole point of Tu B'Shvat? I thought
that a tree's age is determined by its stage of growth as of its first Tu
B'Shvat, not 1 Tishre. What nuance am I missing here?

Akiva Miller
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