diff --git a/TeeGenericTree.pas b/TeeGenericTree.pas
index d9b248a..d9b3b0d 100644
--- a/TeeGenericTree.pas
+++ b/TeeGenericTree.pas
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@   TNode<T>=class
     procedure Delete(const Index:TInteger; const ACount:TInteger=1);
     procedure ForEach(const AProc:TNodeProc; const Recursive:Boolean=True);
     procedure Sort(const ACompare:TCompareProc; const Recursive:Boolean=True);
+    function Root : TNode<T>;
+    function Depth : integer;
 
     property Index:TInteger read GetIndex;
     property Item[const Index:TInteger]:TNode<T> read Get; default;
@@ -172,6 +174,7 @@ implementation
 Constructor TNode<T>.Create(const AData: T);
 begin
   inherited Create;
+  fParent := nil;
   Data:=AData;
 end;
 
@@ -241,6 +244,19 @@ procedure TNode<T>.Delete(const Index, ACount: TInteger);
   Extract(Index,ACount);
 end;
 
+function TNode<T>.Depth: integer;
+var
+  tmp : TNode<T>;
+begin
+  Result := 0;
+  Tmp := self;
+  while assigned(tmp.Parent) do
+    begin
+      inc(Result);
+      tmp := tmp.Parent;
+    end;
+end;
+
 // Returns True when this node has no children nodes
 function TNode<T>.Empty:Boolean;
 begin
@@ -385,6 +401,13 @@ procedure TNode<T>.PrivateSort(const ACompare: TCompareProc; const l,r:TInteger)
      PrivateSort(ACompare,i,r);
 end;
 
+function TNode<T>.Root: TNode<T>;
+begin
+  Result := Self; // default we are the root
+  While Assigned(Result.Parent) do
+    Result := Result.Parent;
+end;
+
 // Re-order children items according to a custom ACompare function
 procedure TNode<T>.Sort(const ACompare: TCompareProc; const Recursive: Boolean);
 var t : TInteger;