How to Buy a Christmas Tree: Chatting with Big D & Bubba in Jax Beach
Our next visit to a beaches Christmas tree lot was Big D and Buddy’s in Jacksonville Beach. For the fifth consecutive year, Big D (David, really!) and Buddy have sold Fraser Furs and firewood in the lot next to Terry’s Country Store on the west side of Penman Road, between Beach Blvd. and Atlantic Blvd.
They typically keep a blazing wood fire going, so the scent of fresh, green branches and woodsmoke meld together to create a distinctive wintry ambiance, whatever the beachy temperature happens to be at the moment. Customers wander the grassy lot while the kids scamper between the trees.
Sometimes a family will pose for a holiday photo there, and might even do a bit of decorating just for fun.
Big D and Buddy enjoy the people, many of whom are repeat customers.
David and Buddy, we enjoyed visiting with you guys!