Buying Fruits in the Sabbatical Year
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Question
Which fruits are permitted to buy in the Sabbatical year?
Answer
Most winter fruits can be purchased without concern, but it is important to verify with various calendars that the fruits indeed set in the sixth year. In this Sabbatical year, תשפ"ב, the main issue is with pecan nuts. However, loquat, for example, is a fruit that sets after Rosh Hashanah and is prohibited, as well as all summer fruits that set in the seventh year, which are subject to the laws of Shemitah.
Source
Winter fruits that set before the Shemitah year [there is a dispute among the Rishonim whether setting is the beginning of growth or the end of the fruit's ripening] - even if they were picked in the seventh year - do not have the sanctity of Shemitah and are subject to tithes [only winter fruits of the eighth year that set in the Shemitah year are sanctified with Shemitah sanctity]. Summer fruits that set in the seventh year have Shemitah sanctity and are exempt from tithes. Azmera Leshimcha (Shemitah, Issue 2).
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