diff --git a/src/Spectre.Console/Widgets/Tree.cs b/src/Spectre.Console/Widgets/Tree.cs
index b613831..8ccacd3 100644
--- a/src/Spectre.Console/Widgets/Tree.cs
+++ b/src/Spectre.Console/Widgets/Tree.cs
@@ -25,16 +25,13 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
///
/// Gets the tree's child nodes.
///
- public List Nodes { get; } = new List();
+ public List Nodes => _root.Nodes;
///
/// Gets or sets a value indicating whether or not the tree is expanded or not.
///
public bool Expanded { get; set; } = true;
- ///
- List IHasTreeNodes.Nodes => _root.Nodes;
-
///
/// Initializes a new instance of the class.
///