I want to plant a tree in my front yard that looks like a...

I want to plant a tree in my front yard that looks like a Christmas tree to decorate for the holidays. Can you suggest something?

The usual suspects won’t work in our area: fir and spruce trees that are traditionally used for Christmas trees cannot take our summer heat and humidity, and on the flip side – unless you live in Galveston – the festive little Norfolk Island pines (Araucaria heterophylla) planted outside after the holidays almost always fry when temperatures plunge into the low 20s. Read complete story at OurTribune.com.