<p>Some Michigan apple growers have reported heavy damage to their crop in the on the heels of a frost that hit May 13th.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Temperatures that dipped into the 20s caused Sietsema Orchards and Cider Mill of Ada to lose more than half its crop, said owner Andy Sietsema. He noted that his family’s peach orchard fared better as its blossoms were better equipped to handle the low temperatures, as reported by MLive. </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><img src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacyWriterImages/michigan-apple-frost.jpg" alt="images 051313 2" /></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Other growers reported less damage. Roger Kropf, co-owner of Core Farms LLC, said that while some blossoms show frost damage, their 200 acres of apples appear to be mostly intact.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">“We won’t have a good pulse on it until midday tomorrow, when we’ve had a full day of warmth” said Kropf.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">As the trees put out more blossoms this year, Kropf is hopeful for a good crop. “Frankly, we could lose 50 percent of our flowers and still have a solid crop.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">“With the number of flowers we had this year, at this point my best guess – through years of experience – is that we will have a crop of apples.”<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> <a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=" http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2013/05/rip_2013_apple_crop_growers_in.html" target="_new">Michigan Apple Report </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
