34th Street Entry Plaza & CSX Transportation Gate

Location

At 34th St.

This is the only place where the High Line’s gardens meet the city streets. The beds at the 34th Street Entry Plaza are planted with species that directly reference the self-seeded species that grew here on their own. Even the iconic apple tree that grew at the northern terminus of the High Line, which bore fruit year after year without tending of any kind, has been memorialized with the planting of a new Gold Russet apple tree.

Featured Plants

Butterfly milkweed

Asclepias tuberosa

This wonderful perennial plays an important role in maintaining a healthy garden biodiversity; it attracts butterflies with its bright orange flowers.

Foxglove beardtongue

Penstemon digitalis

The unique shape of these tubular flowers attracts long-tongued pollinators like honeybees, bumblebees, butterflies, and even hummingbirds.

Lace grass

Eragrostis capillaris

While rare, this grass has a wide range, growing everywhere from rocky summits to forest openings to the edges of railroads.

American witchhazel

Hamamelis virginiana

In fall, the fruit of this plant bursts open—spreading seeds as far as 20 feet from the parent plant. It’s called “ballistic seed dispersal.”

Golden Russet apple

Malus domestica ‘Golden Russet’

This New York apple is delicious eaten fresh or made in cider; it recalls the iconic apple tree that grew wild here, before the High Line was a park.

Keep the High Line Thriving

The High Line is beautiful thanks in large part to individual supporters like you. Members provide the tools and resources our gardeners need to keep the gardens open to everyone for seasons to come.

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