"Planting" 
Ronkonkoma Station of the Long Island Railroad, Ronkonkoma, NY  1985

“Planting,” built in 1985, is dedicated to the tree farmers of Long Island, site of some of the first tree nurseries in the US. Large brick-walled curvilinear raised planting areas contain alternating rows of  pink flowering Kwanzan and white flowering Canada cherry trees. Pre-cast planter rings with cast aluminum rope inserts are distributed throughout the paved areas of the station and are based on the shape of tree balls as they are wrapped and bound in the nursery.

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Ronkonkoma Station of the Long Island Railroad, Ronkonkoma, NY  1985

The station site is 160’ x 60’ x 130’ with brick and stamped concrete paving  

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Station architect: Rick Behr Associates

Fabricators: Londino Stone Works and Johnson Atelier

A project of Arts in Transit Program of the New York City Metropolitan Transit Authority