例如:

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;



/**
 * 
 * @author X2
 *
 * @param <T>
 */
public class HisTree<T> 
{
    private Node<T> root;

    public HisTree(T rootData) 
    {
        root = new Node<T>();
        root.setData(rootData);
        root.setChildren(new ArrayList<Node<T>>());
    }

}

class Node<T> 
{

    private T data;
    private Node<T> parent;
    private List<Node<T>> children;

    public T getData() {
        return data;
    }
    public void setData(T data) {
        this.data = data;
    }
    public Node<T> getParent() {
        return parent;
    }
    public void setParent(Node<T> parent) {
        this.parent = parent;
    }
    public List<Node<T>> getChildren() {
        return children;
    }
    public void setChildren(List<Node<T>> children) {
        this.children = children;
    }
}

没有回答提到过度简化但有效的代码，所以下面是:

public class TreeNodeArray<T> {
    public T value;
    public final  java.util.List<TreeNodeArray<T>> kids =  new java.util.ArrayList<TreeNodeArray<T>>();
}

与Gareth的答案相同，请检查DefaultMutableTreeNode。它不是一般的，但在其他方面似乎符合要求。即使它在javax中。swing包，它不依赖于任何AWT或swing类。事实上，源代码实际上有注释// ISSUE:这个类不依赖于AWT中的任何东西——移到java.util?

由于问题要求可用的数据结构，树可以由列表或数组构造:

Object[] tree = new Object[2];
tree[0] = "Hello";
{
  Object[] subtree = new Object[2];
  subtree[0] = "Goodbye";
  subtree[1] = "";
  tree[1] = subtree;
}

Instanceof可用于确定元素是子树还是终端节点。

public abstract class Node {
  List<Node> children;

  public List<Node> getChidren() {
    if (children == null) {
      children = new ArrayList<>();
    }
    return chidren;
  }
}

它非常简单，很容易使用。要使用它，请扩展它:

public class MenuItem extends Node {
  String label;
  String href;
  ...
}

这个呢?

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.HashMap;

/**
  * @author ycoppel@google.com (Yohann Coppel)
  * 
  * @param <T>
  *          Object's type in the tree.
*/
public class Tree<T> {

  private T head;

  private ArrayList<Tree<T>> leafs = new ArrayList<Tree<T>>();

  private Tree<T> parent = null;

  private HashMap<T, Tree<T>> locate = new HashMap<T, Tree<T>>();

  public Tree(T head) {
    this.head = head;
    locate.put(head, this);
  }

  public void addLeaf(T root, T leaf) {
    if (locate.containsKey(root)) {
      locate.get(root).addLeaf(leaf);
    } else {
      addLeaf(root).addLeaf(leaf);
    }
  }

  public Tree<T> addLeaf(T leaf) {
    Tree<T> t = new Tree<T>(leaf);
    leafs.add(t);
    t.parent = this;
    t.locate = this.locate;
    locate.put(leaf, t);
    return t;
  }

  public Tree<T> setAsParent(T parentRoot) {
    Tree<T> t = new Tree<T>(parentRoot);
    t.leafs.add(this);
    this.parent = t;
    t.locate = this.locate;
    t.locate.put(head, this);
    t.locate.put(parentRoot, t);
    return t;
  }

  public T getHead() {
    return head;
  }

  public Tree<T> getTree(T element) {
    return locate.get(element);
  }

  public Tree<T> getParent() {
    return parent;
  }

  public Collection<T> getSuccessors(T root) {
    Collection<T> successors = new ArrayList<T>();
    Tree<T> tree = getTree(root);
    if (null != tree) {
      for (Tree<T> leaf : tree.leafs) {
        successors.add(leaf.head);
      }
    }
    return successors;
  }

  public Collection<Tree<T>> getSubTrees() {
    return leafs;
  }

  public static <T> Collection<T> getSuccessors(T of, Collection<Tree<T>> in) {
    for (Tree<T> tree : in) {
      if (tree.locate.containsKey(of)) {
        return tree.getSuccessors(of);
      }
    }
    return new ArrayList<T>();
  }

  @Override
  public String toString() {
    return printTree(0);
  }

  private static final int indent = 2;

  private String printTree(int increment) {
    String s = "";
    String inc = "";
    for (int i = 0; i < increment; ++i) {
      inc = inc + " ";
    }
    s = inc + head;
    for (Tree<T> child : leafs) {
      s += "\n" + child.printTree(increment + indent);
    }
    return s;
  }
}