So, number one: taking the worms from the tree. Even if you leave these worms, they’re going to ruin the tree. That’s right. That’s a great exertion. What is that? Some of the bark of the tree starts to peel and come off. They put zevel (fertilizer) against the tree so it won’t die.
However, he does say that it’s permissible to anoint the tree with a certain type of oil. They pruned the tree and trimmed some of it before the moray so it could start to produce more shade. Now, where the incision was, where you cut, they would put, like, oil on the place where they cut so it wouldn’t die. You don’t want it to die. It seems they would also anoint the fruit with a certain type of oil so it wouldn’t die. It doesn’t matter if it’s more than enough. That’s why it’s permissible.

