diff --git a/list-editor/index.js b/list-editor/index.js
index 11be6c5..e993863 100644
--- a/list-editor/index.js
+++ b/list-editor/index.js
@@ -176,6 +176,38 @@ function editor(root, inputData, options) {
         return el;
     }
 
+    // TODO: build an actual tree of list items
+    function renderTree(rootElement, rootData) {
+        const el = (tag, children = []) => {
+            let elt = document.createElement(tag)
+            _.each(children, item => {
+                elt.appendChild(item)
+            })
+            return elt
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * @param {Item[]} items
+         * @returns {*}
+         */
+        let buildTree = (items) => {
+            return _.map(items, (item) => {
+                return el("li", [
+                    el("div", [document.createTextNode(item.text)]),
+                    el("ul", buildTree(item.children))
+                ])
+            })
+        }
+
+        let tree = rootData.tree();
+        $(rootElement).children().remove()
+
+        let $list = buildTree(tree)
+        let $ul = $('<ul>')
+        $ul.append($list)
+        $(rootElement).append($ul)
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param {Element} rootElement
      * @param rootData