The complement of a $\sigma$-compact subset of a space with a $\pi$-tree also has a $\pi$-tree

We prove that the complement of a $\sigma$-compact subset of a topological space that has a $\pi$-tree also has a $\pi$-tree. To do this, we construct the foliage hybrid operation, which deals with foliage trees (that is, set-theoretic trees with a `leaf’ at each node). Then using this operation we modify a $\pi$-tree of a space and get a $\pi$-tree for its subspace.