It is improper to say that the vine has a canopy – en., feuillage – fr., characterized by the foliar surface, which reaches the maximum size at the beginning of the growing period of the grapes, that is, around the middle of July, in the northern hemisphere. of foliar / foliage apparatus (canopy – en., feuillage – fr.), characterized by the foliar surface, which reaches the maximum size at the beginning of the growing period of the grapes, that is, around the middle of July, in the northern hemisphere.
The size of the foliar apparatus (the totality of the leaves) for the vine depends on the support system, the type of fruiting cutting and the form of conduction so we can have up to 9 sqm of foliage, the vine driven in low shape and cut into ceps and almost 12 sqm of foliar apparatus, the vine driven in semi-high shape, on the trellis, cut into fruit link..
