# Cloning a RadTreeView

To clone a Tree, use the **GetXml()** and **LoadXmlString()** methods of **RadTreeView**.

```ASPNET
<telerik:RadTreeView RenderMode="Lightweight" ID="RadTreeView1" runat="server">
    <Nodes>
        ...
    </Nodes>
</telerik:RadTreeView>
<telerik:RadTreeView RenderMode="Lightweight" ID="RadTreeView2" runat="server">
</telerik:RadTreeView>
<asp:Button ID="Button1" runat="server" OnClick="Button1_Click" Text="Button" />
```

```C#
RadTreeView2.LoadXmlString(RadTreeView1.GetXml());
```

```VB.NET
RadTreeView2.LoadXmlString(RadTreeView1.GetXml())
```