One of the first Christmas tree operations to open in Minnesota each season, per local news coverage, with a real price range to plan around, though exact 2026 dates and tree species aren't confirmed.
Trees range roughly $50–$200 depending on size and species; smaller natural-shaped 'Charlie Brown' trees sell for less.
Hoffbauer has a distinction worth noting on its own: local news coverage from November 2025 (Northern News Now) specifically called it one of the first Christmas tree operations to open in Minnesota each season. If getting an early start matters to you - either because you like decorating well before Thanksgiving or because you’d rather avoid the crowds that hit other farms once their seasons officially begin - that’s a genuine, sourced reason to consider this farm specifically.
Unlike many farms in this batch, Hoffbauer has an actual price range attached: roughly $50 to $200, depending on size and species. The record also notes that smaller, naturally-shaped “Charlie Brown” trees - the kind with visible gaps or an irregular shape rather than a full, symmetrical form - are priced at the lower end of that range. That’s a useful, honest data point if budget is a concern and you’re open to a tree that isn’t picture-perfect. What isn’t broken out is a species-by-species or size-by-size table, so treat the $50-200 span as the outer bounds rather than a precise quote for any specific tree.
Beyond the farm itself, Hoffbauer sells fresh-cut trees and wreaths through the Duluth Farmers Market, operating under the name “Farmer Doug.” If a trip out to the farm isn’t practical, this is a documented alternative that might fit your schedule better, though it presumably offers less selection than walking the actual cutting fields.
No specific tree species are named anywhere in the sources reviewed for this farm, which is a real gap if you have a particular fir or pine in mind. Exact 2026 season dates are similarly unconfirmed - only the general “opens mid-to-late November” pattern is documented, sourced to prior-season news coverage rather than a current 2026 announcement.
If getting an early jump on the season and a workable price range matter more to you than knowing the exact species going in, Hoffbauer is a reasonable, well-regarded option worth a call to nail down current dates. The Farmers Market option is worth keeping in mind as a backup if the farm visit itself doesn’t pan out.
Early in the season specifically, since local news (Northern News Now, Nov 2025) has called this one of the first farms in the state to open - if you want to be among the earliest shoppers, this is a reasonable candidate.
Not documented in the record.
Not documented directly, but being one of the first farms to open each season plausibly draws early shoppers specifically looking to get ahead of the Thanksgiving-weekend rush elsewhere.
Not documented in the record.
Not documented in the record.
Skip Hoffbauer if you need a specific tree species confirmed before you go, since none is named in the record, or if you need exact 2026 opening dates, since only a general 'mid-to-late November' window has been documented.
Located in Duluth, St. Louis County, roughly 25 miles from Hill Top Tree Farm in Brookston, also in St. Louis County and covered in this directory.
Trees range roughly $50-200 depending on size and species, with smaller, irregular 'Charlie Brown' trees priced lower within that range.
Not confirmed precisely. Local news coverage has referred to Hoffbauer opening mid-to-late November as one of the first tree operations in the state each season, but exact 2026 dates weren't found.
Not documented specifically in any source reviewed.
Yes - the farm also sells fresh-cut trees and wreaths through the Duluth Farmers Market, run by 'Farmer Doug,' as a second sales channel.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Daily. Check with the farm before driving out.
Trees start at $50. Trees range roughly $50–$200 depending on size and species; smaller natural-shaped 'Charlie Brown' trees sell for less.
Yes. It's cut-your-own, and a saw is provided.
3361 Lindahl Rd, Duluth, MN 55810, in St. Louis County. It is one of 2 farms we track in Northern Minnesota.
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hoffbauertreefarm.com · northernnewsnow.com
Checked September 2026.