What's the deal with these new hybrid willows?
mickeddie
17 years ago
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Comments (13)"since his website doesn't really tell me what the gift is, I'm hoping that someone will write me a description!" writes Uroboros 4. DE-scription.. what's that.. :). Better yet.. try and get some real data otta some of these "hybridizers".. your email inbox will stay empty forever. Hyperbole rules... the so often nonsensical crap-trap that only fills page space. Yet.. I digress. I for one am encouraged by this desire to get factual data about these so often very poor quality "introductions".. very often fawned on by the naive.. the 2nd party marketing by personal friends.. this collection of groupies that in the end are only pining for better plants for themselves and added bonus plants in their boxes. Such is the world of marketing any where though... Writing a plant up in details sans personal connection.... how many do that on this venue? What kind of details should be included? IMO a thread on general guidelines would be a good idea.. covering: --the culture you employ.. feeding, watering, your location zip code area for GDD data [Growing Degree Data].. how you manage weeds.. a clear picture of how your plants are grown. HUGE variation there... how to present an "apples to apples" comparison that is valid. --First yr performance under your conditions.. the 'inbound yr' I refer to this as.. very important if one is looking for real daylily genetics. Yes for sure some plants will be brought in for face characters and one at times will live with a less than ideal 'plaunt'.. yet crossing these poor growers in so in vogue now it's getting almost comic. Plant stats per the culture employed are very valuable.. if honest. --Flower characters. The color.. it's clarity and consistency.. does it water spot.. opening abililty (big character for me).... how does it open under cool conditions.. sunfastness (ask that one to "name" growers...) .. how is sunfastness defined... varies a good deal. Some quote this character under shade cloth. Sad.. but true.. I guess dayliles weren't supposed to be grown in the out of doors... :) The Green House (GH) culture is well established.. the not-grown-in-soil mediums.. the pot culture.. which only gives the weak genetics the chance to water down the gene pool. And.. this is happening. --Overall evaluation.. stats not related in general terms. Br/bc from low to high... flower size same.. vigor.. etc. Nothin' at all wrong with being a casual grower of daylilies from seeds. Very enjoyable past time.. yet a true breeder of anything.. plants. animals.. whatever.. grades the whole individual produced.. honestly. Serious breeders have a goal in mind... crossing like plants with the same flaws is avoided. A one-time internet face on some rebloom scape isn't used to represent the flower.. marketing and the stoking of ego's and pocketbooks is not the goal.. of the dedicated....See MoreThoughts on 'Hybrid Willows' vs. 'Thuja Green Giant'?
Comments (60)I love my hybrid willows as farm trees. Pennsylvania deer are not interested in them, and as advertised, they grow three to six feet per year! I am so happy we planted them, as they are in their third year and the most vigorous are already about ten feet tall. I planted them along my pasture fence line, in an area that is always "squishy" and wet. Their aggressive roots have soaked up a lot of that water, making the area more stable, and my horses don't bother them. The branches are dense enough to provide a minor windbreak even in the winter, and in the summer they provide a lot of privacy from the road. Behind them, I planted some firs that will take 10-20 years to grow big enough to provide privacy. I've heard that the hybrid willows can only be expected to live about 20 years, which is fine, because by then my firs will have grown tall enough to replace them. I would echo what others have said about not planting hybrid willows in a small yard, or anywhere near a septic -- 100' away at least. The roots will bust through anything they contact....See MoreIs this new HVAC system a good deal?
Comments (2)so you have to install ductwork & upgrade electrical to install hvac system (s)? what type heating cooling is in place now? have you gotten other bids? I'd always get several bids. different contractors will have different ideas of how to install ducts & equipment. shop around a bit more. its a big investment that will effect your comfort & affordability for a long time/ best of luck....See MoreNew Carrier Hybrid System
Comments (5)Here is the deal that the contractors may be looking at. where is the furnace and evap coil going to be located? in a closet, basement, attic? How much room is required for the install? Will it be up flow, down flow, horizontal? Then the contractor will look at what setup will meet the tax credit for the hybrid heat or heat pump. What is the Evaporator they are going to be installing? We have to know this for the capacity of the heat pump in high and low speed for cooling and heating. They can easily do a manual j and then they can easily come up with two different results too. What if your home needs 2.5 tons? Your square footage is sort of in that range. The first guy may think the 2 ton will work just fine because you may be on the border line for cooling capacity and the other one may think since this is a two speed system and Infinity does not make half ton sizes and it is recommended by carrier to go up in size since the A/C will also modulate in low speed most of the time. Your furnace also modulates The 100-20 ranges from low 38,000, med 61,000, to high 94,000 btu and will probably modulate on the low speed or medium speed most of the time. The 80-14 ranges from 30,000, 49,000 to 74,000 btu respectively. You also have hybrid heat so the heat pump will do the work on mild cold days plus it can work with the gas for back up heat. So you may not need a larger capacity. back to the evaporator coil. Depending on the coil since most coils do not sit evenly on a 80-14 many install companies may use an 80-20 the only reason one may not use an 80-20 if it is in a horizontal application and because they have to get the furnace in the attic. The 80-14 is much more installer friendly and can fit through rafters nicely. It would really depend on the load calc and where this is going to be installed in which way I would go. based on heat pump criteria, The installer with the 3 ton, has to use a 100-20 for the tax credit while the 2 ton guy can use a smaller furnace to meet the tax credit....See Moreken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
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