The cold rain and cold weather caused transparent “ghost apples” to form on the branches, attracting a lot of attention.
Local resident Andrew Sietsema first noticed the strange phenomenon when pruning apple orchards in the Fruit Ridge area of Kent County, Michigan. Andrew shared a photo of the scoop of ice cream that looked like glass on his personal Facebook on February 6 and called it a “ghost apple,” according to Fox News.
The cold rain covered the ice on rotten apples of the Jonagold apple variety. Then, when Andrew began to prune the tree, the pulp of the decomposed apples fell through a small hole under the ice.
“I guess it’s so cold that the ice that covers the fruit hasn’t melted yet, but it’s still hot enough that the apple inside completely breaks down into a paste (the apple has a point of freezing lower than water.) When I prune, the tree vibrates and the gel flows through the bottom of the ghost apple, ”Andrew said.
While most of the bad apples fall from the tree, a few “ghost apples” are still hanging. Andrew’s “Ghost Apple” photos drew 12,000 shares and nearly 300 comments.
