diff --git a/src/Tree.java b/src/Tree.java
index 458a7c7..1ff34eb 100644
--- a/src/Tree.java
+++ b/src/Tree.java
@@ -1,2 +1,23 @@
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+import static java.util.Collections.emptyList;
+
 public class Tree {
+
+    private Optional root;
+    private List<Tree> subtrees;
+    public Tree(Optional root1, List<Tree> sub1){
+
+        root = root1;
+        if (subtrees.equals(null)){
+            subtrees = emptyList();
+        }
+        else{
+            subtrees = sub1;
+        }
+
+
+    }
+
 }