Cold tenderness is the opposite of cold hardiness. Cold injury is the killing by low temperature of some part of the vine. Dormancy is the condition of a bud or seed characterized by the lack of outwardly visible growth. Double pruning is the cultural practice whereby twice the number of buds dictated by the balanced pruning formula are retained after an initial pruning in early to mid winter. Hardening is the process by which a plant or tissue is made more resistant to any environmental extreme such as low temperature.
Rest is a state of suspended growth due to internal physiological blocks.
After the rest period is satisfied, a plant may either break dormancy and begin to grow if conditions allow, or may remain dormant if conditions do not favor growth.