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What is the name for the side shoots of the vine that grow out of the leaf axils of the main shoots?
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lateral shoot
Term for the side shoots of the vine that grow laterally from the leaf axils of the main shoots. There are numerous local names or synonyms such as Aberzahn, Dolder, Drohler, Eberzahn, Enkel, Geize, Irxe, Kindlein, Ohrlaub and Uchse. In some cases, however, this is also the name given to grapes growing on Geiz shoots. The stingy shoots form from the eye of a shoot, known as the summer bud. The adjacent winter bud then grows into a new summer shoot the following spring.
Particularly if the main shoot is topped early, the summer bud can grow into a considerable side shoot,...
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