diff --git a/btree.cpp b/btree.cpp
index a4caf67..661a691 100644
--- a/btree.cpp
+++ b/btree.cpp
@@ -79,11 +79,30 @@
 
   return info->keys;
 } // bTree::getKeys
+
+uPtr
+bTree::getRoot(void) {
+  
+  if (info == NULL) {
+    uPtr result;
+    setNull(result);
+    return result;
+  } // if info == NULL
+
+  if (!memoryTree) {
+    if (!vfs->fSeek((int)&info->root - (int)info)) exit(42);
+    if (!vfs->fRead(&info->root, sizeof(info->root))) exit(42);
+  } // if not memoryTree
+
+  return info->root;
+} // bTree::getRoot
+
 void
 bTree::setNull(uPtr & u) {
   u.offset = 0;
 } // bTree::setNull
 
+
 void
 bTree::InstallUserFunctions(compareKeyFunc cmpFunc, copyKeyProc copyProc, keySizeFunc ksFunc) {
   compareKey = cmpFunc;
diff --git a/btree.h b/btree.h
index 12eb9fb..ef5f306 100644
--- a/btree.h
+++ b/btree.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
   uInt32   getNodes(void);
   uInt32   getHeight(void);
   uInt32   getKeys(void);
+  uPtr     getRoot(void);
   void     setNull(uPtr &);
  public:
            bTree(char *, uInt32, treeTypes, bTreeVFS *);