A species already in use in antiquity vine training; see under Alberata.
A system of cultivation already used in ancient times by the Greeks and Romans, in which the vines grow on or between trees (alberata = small trees). Small-growing or annually pruned mulberry trees, chestnuts, maples, poplars or elms serve as support. Two to four vines were planted for each tree. Often this was used in combination with arable crops. In extreme cases, the vines are grown up to ten metres high. In this case, the...
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