Transplanting a Tree Before Rosh Hashanah

I have a pot with a fruit tree, and I want to plant it before the Shemitah year, and the 17th of Av has already passed. Is there still a possibility?

If the pot or bag in which the fruit tree is planted has a hole with a diameter of two centimeters, and there is a solid clump of soil around the roots that will not crumble during the transfer of the tree, it is permissible to transfer it until the eve of Rosh Hashanah of the Shemitah year. However, in practice, it is difficult to check and verify that all the conditions for transferring the tree are indeed met, so in practice, fruit trees should be planted in the garden or orchard only until the 16th of Av [or the 15th of Av].

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