(Mishnah): Any olive tree that is distinct in the field, even like the Netofah tree in its season - if he forgot it, it is not Shichechah.

When is this the case? When it is distinct by its name, its produce or its location.

'By its name' - if it was a Shofchani or Bishani.

'By its produce' - if it produces large quantities (of olives).

'By its location' - if it is standing next to the winepress or next to a breach in a wall.

As for all other olives - if he forgot two, it is Shichechah; three is not Shichechah.

(R. Yosi): There is no Shichechah with olives.

(Gemara) (R. Ila): (What is the source that a distinct thing is not Shichechah?) It is written (Devarim 24:19), "and forget a sheaf in the field'' - a sheaf that you forget forever - this excludes a distinct sheaf, that you will remember later.

R. Yirmiyah: If a sheaf is distinct (important) to him (although not to other people), it is not Shichechah since he will remember it later. If it was standing next to a datepalm, it is distinct by its location and is not Shichechah.

If there were two Netofah olive trees - each one makes the other distinct.

Question: What if his entire field was Netofah trees?

Answer: R. Yosi said that there is no Shichechah in olives. R. Shimon ben Yakim said that R. Yosi was only speaking about originally, when olives were not so common because the evil Hadrian had come and destroyed the entire land (so olives then were like Netofah trees now). But nowadays, when olives are common, there is Shichechah.

It is called Shofchani because it drips oil due to it being so saturated.

Question: So isn't Shofchani the same as Netofah (that also drips oil)?

Answer: Rather, it is called Shofchani because it produces a large amount of oil (when pressed).

The Mishnah taught - 'By its produce', meaning if it produces large quantities (of olives) - which seems to say that this is the attribute of a Shofchani? Rather, it is called Shofchani because it produces a large amount of oil; it is called a Netofah because it drops oil. 'By its produce', that it produces large quantities of olives. Some say that Bishani comes from the word Bushah, meaning embarrassment, as it embarrasses the other olives around it. Others say that it means 'to scare' - because the olives around it are scared of it.

To produce large quantities - that it produces four times the amount of other trees, as the Mishnah taught earlier (Perek 6 Mishnah 1) - 'If all of the sheaves of a field were a Kav and one was four Kav, and he forgot it'... since it produces more than others, it is distinct.

Question: Must it produce the large quantity every year?

Answer: No, but most of the years it must.

The Mishnah taught - 'By its location' - if it is standing next to the winepress or next to a breach in a wall.

The Mishnah follows the opinion of Beis Shammai, who said that (if a sheaf is left near a fence...) it is not Shichechah.

(R. Yosi disagrees): The Mishnah follows both opinions. (Beis Hillel also agree that if a sheaf is next to an important place, it is not Shichechah. However, they disagree over what is considered important.) There the sheaf is detached and is being transported by the owner, so even if it was left next to a distinct item, it is Shichechah, as he will not return. But here, it is an attached item next to an attached item - a tree, so even Beis Hillel agree.

The Mishnah taught that R. Yosi said that there is no Shichechah with olives.

(R. Shimon ben Yakim): R. Yosi was referring to originally, when olives were not so common, because the evil Hadrian had come and destroyed the land; but nowadays, when olives are common, there is Shichechah.

(R. Yosi [Amora] disagrees): Only R. Akiva obligated olives in Shichechah, as he expounded a Gezeirah Shavah. The pasuk says (Devarim 24:20), "(When you beat your olive tree, you shall not remove the splendor [by picking all its fruit]) after you'' and in the next pasuk, concerning a vineyard, it says, "When you pick the grapes of your vineyard, you shall not glean after you''. However, R. Yosi [Tana] does not expound this and does not obligate olives in Shichechah.

Question: According to R. Akiva, if concerning sheaves, the words 'after you' do not appear, why does Shichechah apply?

Answer: Since the pasuk says, "you shall not return to take it'', it is as if it had written the word "after you''.

Question (R. Yona): If R. Yosi's [Tana] reasoning is as said by R. Yosi [Amora], that there is no Shichechah in olives at all, would R. Yosi agree that if there was a Netofah olive tree, that is distinct, that he began to pick (see the next Mishnah) and he forgot the rest, would Shichechah apply? (Note: This question remains unanswered.)