noun
- a technique of interweaving tree or shrub branches to form a hedge or fence
Usage: gardening; horticulture
Examples
- The gardener used pleaching to create a living fence around the property.
- Traditional pleaching involves bending and weaving young branches together.
- The pleaching of lime trees created an elegant natural archway.
- Medieval gardens often featured pleaching as both decoration and boundary.
- The art of pleaching requires patience and skill to achieve the desired shape.
- Pleaching works best with flexible species like willow and hazel.