COPPICING
Verb
coppicing
present participle of coppice
Noun
coppicing (plural coppicings)
The act of cutting back a woody plant to promote new growth.
Source: Wiktionary
COPPICE
Cop"pice, n. Etym: [OF. copeiz, fr. coper, couper, to cut, F. couper,
fr. cop, coup, colp, a blow, F. coup, L. colaphus, fr. G. Copse, and
cf. Coup, Coupee.]
Definition: A grove of small growth; a thicket of brushwood; a wood cut at
certain times for fuel or other purposes. See Copse.
The rate of coppice lands will fall, upon the discovery of coal
mines. Locke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition