ט אָסוּר לִתְלוֹשׁ אוֹ לִקְצוֹץ שׁוּם דָּבָר מִן הַמְחֻבָּר אִם לֹא יִתְקַלְקְלוּ הַפֵּרוֹת עַד לְאַחַר יוֹם טוֹב, כִּי אִם מַה שֶּׁהוּא צָרִיךְ לֶאֱכוֹל בַּמּוֹעֵד. וְאֵינוֹ צָרִיךְ לְצַמְצֵם, אֶלָּא תוֹלֵשׁ בְּהַרְוָחָה, וְאִם יוֹתִיר, יוֹתִיר. וְכֵן עֵצִים שֶׁהוּא צָרִיךְ לְהַסָּקָה בַּמּוֹעֵד, מֻתָּר לְקַצְּצָם מִמְחֻבָּר. וְאִם צָרִיךְ לִתְלוֹש בִֹּשְבִיל לְהַאֲכִיל לַבְּהֵמָה, יַעֲֹשֶה בְֹשִנוּי (תקל"ב תקל"ז) וְאָסוּר לְלַקֵּט עֵצִים מִן הַשָּׂדֶה לְיַפּוֹתוֹ לַחֲרִישָׁה. וְאִם נִכָּר שֶׁמְכַוֵּן לְצָרְכּוֹ שֶׁצָּרִיךְ לָעֵצִים, כְּגוֹן שֶׁנּוֹטֵל הַגְּדוֹלִים וּמַנִּיחַ הַקְּטַנִּים, מֻתָּר. וְכֵן אָסוּר לִקְצוֹץ עַנְפֵי הָאִילָן לְתַקְּנוֹ. וְאִם נִכָּר שֶׁמְכַוֵּן בִּשְׁבִיל הָעֲנָפִים לְהַאֲכִילָן לִבְהֶמְתּוֹ וְלֹא לְתַקְּנוֹ, כְּגוֹן שֶׁקּוֹצֵץ כֻּלָּן מִצַּד אֶחָד, מֻתָּר.
9 It is forbidden to pluck or cut off anything that is growing, unless the fruit will spoil [if left] until after Yom Tov. It is permitted to pluck what you need to eat on Yom Tov, and you do not have to skimp. You may pick a generous quantity, and if there is some left over, it does not matter. Also, wood that is needed for heating on the festival, is permitted to be cut from a growing tree. If it is necessary to pick something in order to feed your animals, it should be done in an irregular way. It is forbidden to collect wood from a field in order to improve it for plowing. But if it is obvious that you intend it for your own need, because you need the wood, for example, if you take the big pieces and leave the small ones, it is permissible. Similarly, it is forbidden to cut off the (soft) branches of a tree in order to trim it. But if it is obvious that your purpose is to feed the branches to your animals, and not to trim the tree, for example, if you cut all the branches from one side of the tree, it is permitted.