An apple farmer found something very unusual when he went to prune his apple trees after a recent winter storm.

一位蘋果農民在最近的冬季風暴過後前往修剪蘋果樹時，發現了一些非常不尋常的事物。

Ghost apples, hanging from the trees were perfectly formed crystal clear ice apples.

幽靈蘋果，懸掛在樹上的是完美形成、晶瑩剔透的冰製蘋果。

Andrew Sama shot photos of the remarkable ice apples in the Fruit Ridge area of Kent County near Sparta, Michigan.

Andrew Sama在密歇根州斯帕塔附近的肯特縣水果嶺地區拍攝了這些引人注目的冰製蘋果照片。

He posted the pictures on Facebook and the images quickly went viral.

他在Facebook上分享了這些照片，並迅速爆紅。

He explained to WOOD-TV how they were created, explaining that they were the result of the ice storm.

他向WOOD-TV解釋了這些幽靈蘋果的形成原因，指出這是冰風暴的結果。

Freezing rain coated the rotting apples, creating a solid icy shell around them.

冰雨包裹了正在腐爛的蘋果，形成了一層堅固的冰殼。

As he pruned the trees, the shaking caused the mushy flesh of some of the frozen apples to pour out the bottom, leaving the ice-encased behind in a perfectly formed apple shape.

在修剪樹木時，搖晃導致其中一些冷凍蘋果的爛熟果肉從底部流出，只留下冰封的果實，呈現出完美的蘋果形狀。

It's much like a paper mache would be constructed.

它的構造很像紙糊的。

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

Sietsama說：「大多數蘋果都帶著冰一起掉落，但有相當多的蘋果會留下一個很酷的幽靈蘋果。」

Sietsama manages the orchard and told WOOD-TV that the apples were 'Jonagolds'.

Sietsama管理這個果園，並告訴WOOD-TV這些蘋果是 Jonagolds 品種。

He says that he plans on calling them 'Jonaghosts' now.

他表示現在打算將它們稱為 Jonaghosts。

He told media outlets that he'd never seen the phenomenon before.

他告訴媒體，他以前從未見過這種現象。

But guess as it has happened before.

但猜測這種情況以前發生過。

Reaction from people all over the globe has been one of wonderment.

來自世界各地的人們的反應都很驚奇的。

"The wonders of nature never cease to amaze. Thank you for the amazing information," wrote one person.

有人寫道：「大自然的奇蹟永遠令人驚嘆。感謝你提供這令人驚奇的資訊。」

"Proof that life on this planet can be amazing still," said another.

另一個人表示：「這證明了這個星球上的生命仍然可以是令人驚艷的。」

One thing for sure, they're simply beautiful to look at.

可以肯定的一件事是，它們看起來簡直美極了。