It was a comment from a customer that changed everything at Stock and Petal, the local flower shop at 502 N 4th St.The business already stocked live Eldarica pine trees, also referred to as Afghan pine trees, year round since they are used as breaker trees, protecting farm houses against the onslaught of West Texas’ high winds.But it was a customer two years ago who asked a simple question: “Why wasn’t the flower shop selling the popular trees as Christmas trees?” That’s when the shop’s owners started advertising them as live Christmas trees. There’s a marquee outside notifying customers about ...