(Mishnah): If a tree overhangs into a neighbor's field, he may cut any branches that hang within the height of the rod above a plough. For a carob or sycamore tree, he may cut all of the foliage that has crossed into his field.

For an irrigated field, he may cut all of the foliage of any tree that crossed into his field.

Aba Shaul: He may cut all of the foliage of any non-fruit bearing tree.

If a tree is overhanging into a public domain, one may cut enough foliage so that a camel can pass with its rider.

R. Yehudah: A camel that is loaded with flax or vine branches.

R. Shimon: For any tree in a public domain, one may cut all of its foliage, because of the tumah (that can be transferred through it. If there is even a small part of a corpse under the tree and someone passes by, he becomes tameh because the tree acts as a tent.)

(Gemara): R. Yonasan was a Dayan who provided an excellent example of correct behavior. There was a Roman who was his neighbor in the field and at home. R. Yonasan had a tree that overhung into the Roman's property.

A similar case came before him in court. Before he made his ruling, he told them, "Go (home) and come back in the morning.'' When the Roman heard about this, he said to himself, "It was because of me that he didn't make his ruling. Tomorrow, I will go and cut his branches that overhang into my field and I'll see how he will rule; if he tells the tree-owner to cut his branches, I will show everyone that he does not fulfill his own rulings''.

Towards evening, R. Yonasan sent for his woodcutter and told him to cut the overhanging foliage.

In the morning, the litigant came to R. Yonasan (for his ruling) and R. Yonasan told him, "Go and cut your overhanging foliage''. The Roman said to him, "And what about yours?''

R. Yonasan replied, "Go and see if my foliage is in your field''. The Roman went out and saw what had been done and he exclaimed, "Blessed is the G-d of the Jews!''

Once, a woman who had a court case before R. Yonasan brought him figs as a gift. He told her, "Please remove those figs from here. If you brought them in uncovered, take them out uncovered; if you brought them in covered, take them out covered. Otherwise people will say that you brought me money (as a bribe) and camouflaged them with figs.''

R. Chaninah went into R. Yonasan's vegetable garden to see him and R. Yonasan brought him figs to eat. When R. Chaninah was leaving, R. Yonasan saw that R. Chaninah had not eaten the figs, despite the fact that they were high quality figs called Bnos Sheva figs.

R. Yonasan asked him why he had not eaten. R. Chaninah answered that those figs belonged to R. Yonasan's son, as R. Chaninah was concerned for theft from a person's own son.

R. Yasa citing R. Yochanan: The Halachah follows R. Shimon in the Mishnah.

R. Chiyah citing R. Yochanan: All agree that the Halachah follows R. Shimon.