Abies nordmaniana 'Stiff Needle Hyb'

An interesting plant that we received as nordmaniana, morphologically it is quite distinct with stiff deep green bottle brush needles more reminiscent of A. numidica or A. pinsapo than A. nordmaniana. We suspect it is a hybrid, possibly Abies x insignis, in any event it has proven to be indestructibly hardy and should make a good A. pinsapo substitute for northern gardens.