diff --git a/stuff/tree/main.pde b/stuff/tree/main.pde
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+++ b/stuff/tree/main.pde
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+
+kd_tree t;
+void settings()
+{
+  size(512, 512);
+  t = new kd_tree(new Point(256,256), false);
+}
+void mouseReleased()
+{
+  Point pt = new Point(mouseX, mouseY);
+  ellipse(pt.x,pt.y,5,5);
+  t.insert(pt);
+}
+void draw()
+{
+ // println(t.left);
+  //println(t.right);
+}
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diff --git a/stuff/tree/tree.pde b/stuff/tree/tree.pde
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+class Point
+{
+  float x,y;
+  public Point(float _x, float _y)
+  {
+    x = _x;
+    y = _y;
+  }
+}
+
+class kd_tree
+{
+  Point loc;
+  kd_tree left, right;
+  private boolean dir;//vertical if true, horizontal if false
+  public kd_tree(Point p, boolean vert)
+  {
+    loc = p;
+    dir = vert;
+  }
+  void insert(Point p)
+  {
+    //insert by cycling through dimensions
+    kd_tree parent = search(p);
+    //print(parent + " ");
+    if(parent.dir == true)
+    {
+      line(p.x, 0, p.x, 512);
+      if(parent.loc.x > p.x)
+      {
+        parent.left = new kd_tree(p, !parent.dir);
+        
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        parent.right = new kd_tree(p, !parent.dir);
+      }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+     line(0, p.y, 512, p.y);
+     if(parent.loc.y < p.y)
+     {
+       parent.left = new kd_tree(p, !parent.dir);
+     }
+     else
+     {
+       parent.right = new kd_tree(p, !parent.dir);
+     }  
+    }
+
+    line(p.x, p.y, parent.loc.x, parent.loc.y);
+
+  }
+  
+  kd_tree search(Point p)
+  {
+    //search for the cell containing this point
+    if(dir)
+    {
+      if(p.x < loc.x)
+      {
+        if(left!=null)
+          return left.search(p);
+        else
+          return this;
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        if(right!=null)
+          return right.search(p);
+        else
+          return this;
+      }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+     if(p.y < loc.y)
+     {
+       if(left!=null)
+         return left.search(p);
+       else
+         return this;
+     }
+     else
+     {
+       if(right!=null)
+         return right.search(p);
+       else
+         return this;
+     }
+    }
+  }
+}
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