diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Persistent/Tree.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Persistent/Tree.pm
index 7f48dfa57..3bfdbc011 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Persistent/Tree.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Persistent/Tree.pm
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ sub getTree {
 
      unless (ref($self)) {
           if ($class->useDummyRoot()) {
-               $self = $class->dummyRoot(); 
+               $nodes->{0} = $self = $class->dummyRoot(); 
           }
 
           if (!defined($maxDepth)) {
@@ -306,6 +306,26 @@ sub minimumFields {
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+sub name {
+     my $self = shift;
+     return $self->keyColumn().':'.$self->get($self->keyColumn());
+}
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Avoid a bug in Tree::DAG_Node. 
+# When a new node is created and has no daughters. This sometimes causes
+# problems for Tree::DAG_Node::walk_down()
+
+sub new {
+     my $class = shift;
+     my $self = $class->SUPER::new(@_);
+     $self->{daughters} ||= [] if $self;
+     return $self;
+}
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 =head2 motherSelfAndSisters( $keyColumnId )
 
 Given the $keyColumnId, this method fetches the related mother and sisters.