Tip of the day n°36 Did you know ancient italians, the Etruscans, grew grapes up trees? This practise was called Vite Maritata, literally married grapevine, where elm, maple or poplar trees would become the vine climbing trellis, planted in rows providing dappled shade and wind barrier for vegetable cropping and animal farming. This is what I found in regards to this technique: “For millennia in Italy, vines and trees lived as partners — a practice known as vite maritata (‘the married vine’). Et