Name (also main shoot, limb, arm) for the perennial, woody part at the upper end of the vine trunk. Depending on vine training, they are usually horizontal, but can also be vertical as in the Vertiko system. In the two-armed form, a cordon extending from the head is pulled horizontally to the left and right along the wires. Cordon de Royat in Champagne is a one-armed system. In contrast to the arch (for example in Guyot training), in which one-year-old fruit wood is bent anew each year and the rest of the cane is largely cut back, the cordon remains as a permanent, perennial supporting framework.
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