The Fruit Tree Guy

05/18/2026

2026 Bare-Root season is over. Thank you to everyone who bought some trees in the inaugural season of The Fruit Tree Guy.

05/15/2026

The Fruit Tree Guy was featured in the Pine Knot News. Check it out here:

A University of Minnesota Duluth grad from a suburb northwest of Minneapolis met an Esko woman and stayed. Today, Mark Plemel is making his way as the "Fruit Tree Guy." Plemel earned a bachelor of mechanical engineering degree but always enjoyed planting and growing things. At UMD, Mark met Bailey,....

05/14/2026

This weekend will be our last pickup weekend for 2026! Please plan to pick up your trees this weekend if you haven't already. If you still want to order you still can at fruittreeguy.com.

05/08/2026

Two weekends left for bare-root tree pickup at The Fruit Tree Guy in Cloquet. You can order ahead at fruittreeguy.com and pick up your trees during our last two pickup weekends of the season.

05/01/2026

Fruit tree pickup starts tomorrow! Come to pick your orders up curbside. Thank You!

04/15/2026

I'm happy to be featured on the Hidden Gems of Cloquet podcast with Shelly Peterson at Promoting Me and Holly Hansen from the Cloquet MN Community Development. Check it out at https://www.thehiddengemsofcloquet.com/post/the-fruit-tree-guy-let-s-grow-some-fruit.

03/24/2026

Now is the time for pruning fruit trees in the northland, after danger of sub-zero temps, but before they start growing for the year. If you're unsure about how, sign up for the class I'm teaching this weekend at Duluth Folk School!

03/20/2026

I'm excited to teach this class at the Duluth Folk School!

03/13/2026

Mark, The Fruit Tree Guy, will be teaching a class on pruning and training fruit trees later the month at the Duluth Folk School! You can learn more and sign up at their website.

Do you find pruning your fruit trees to be a daunting task? It can be tricky at first to know what to cut, but with a few principles and a little practice it can go from daunting task to pleasant y…