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lacing
 n.— «Dense trees are most likely to lose limbs, or even topple, so September is a good time to open them up with careful, selective pruning of entire branches—what some arborists call “lacing.”» —“Be cool. Autumn is just around the corner” by Robert Smaus Los Angeles Times Aug. 30, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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