Q&A: Grafting Trees
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Grafting Trees
Question
- Is it permitted for a Jew to graft two different citrus trees (for example, a lemon onto an orange)?
- Assuming the answer to the first question is no, is it permitted to pay a non-Jew to do it?
- Assuming the answer to the previous question is no, is there a halakhically kosher way to achieve the result of grafting trees?
Answer
See an overview here: https://www.kosharot.co.il/index2.php?id=418208&lang=HEB
It is forbidden to pay a non-Jew to do something prohibited, and it is also forbidden to tell him to do it without payment.
I’m not aware of one.