Beautiful 'Ghost Apples' Haunt Michigan Farm

February 14, 2019

A farmer in Michigan was pruning apple trees in an icy orchard when he came across something he's never seen before.

Ghost apples.

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Credit: Andrew Sietsema / Facebook

Andrew Sietsema spotted the phenomenon while trimming apple trees in Fruit Ridge, a region near Sparta, Michigan.

He snapped a few photos and shared them on his Facebook page.

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Credit: Andrew Sietsema / Facebook

According to Sietsema, freezing rain coated the apples. Then, temperatures warmed up enough to cause the fruit to rot, decompose and fall, but not enough for the coat of ice to melt.

ghost apples
Credit: Andrew Sietsema / Facebook

"Most apples just fell off, ice and all. But quite a few would leave a cool 'ghost apple' behind," Sietsema said.

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