diff --git a/frontend/components/Location/Tree/Node.vue b/frontend/components/Location/Tree/Node.vue
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+<script setup lang="ts">
+  import { useTreeState } from "./tree-state";
+  import { ItemSummary, TreeItem } from "~~/lib/api/types/data-contracts";
+
+  type Props = {
+    type?: "location" | "item";
+    treeId: string;
+    item: TreeItem;
+  };
+  const props = withDefaults(defineProps<Props>(), {
+    type: "location",
+  });
+
+  const link = computed(() => {
+    return props.type === "location" ? `/location/${props.item.id}` : `/item/${props.item.id}`;
+  });
+
+  const hasChildren = computed(() => {
+    return props.item.children.length > 0;
+  });
+
+  const state = useTreeState(props.treeId);
+
+  const openRef = computed({
+    get() {
+      return state.value[nodeHash.value] ?? false;
+    },
+    set(value) {
+      state.value[nodeHash.value] = value;
+    },
+  });
+
+  const nodeHash = computed(() => {
+    // converts a UUID to a short hash
+    return props.item.id.replace(/-/g, "").substring(0, 8);
+  });
+
+  const api = useUserApi();
+
+  const hasFetched = ref(false);
+  const items = ref<ItemSummary[]>([]);
+
+  async function fetchItems() {
+    const { data, error } = await api.items.getAll({
+      locations: [props.item.id],
+    });
+
+    if (error) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    hasFetched.value = true;
+    items.value = data.items;
+
+    console.log("fetched items", items.value);
+  }
+
+  watch(
+    openRef,
+    async value => {
+      if (value && !hasFetched.value && props.type === "location") {
+        await fetchItems();
+      }
+    },
+    { immediate: true }
+  );
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div>
+    <div
+      class="node flex items-center gap-1 rounded p-1"
+      :class="{
+        'cursor-pointer hover:bg-base-200': hasChildren,
+      }"
+      @click="openRef = !openRef"
+    >
+      <div
+        class="p-1/2 rounded mr-1 flex items-center justify-center"
+        :class="{
+          'hover:bg-base-200': hasChildren,
+        }"
+      >
+        <div v-if="!hasChildren" class="h-6 w-6"></div>
+        <label
+          v-else
+          class="swap swap-rotate"
+          :class="{
+            'swap-active': openRef,
+          }"
+        >
+          <Icon name="mdi-chevron-right" class="h-6 w-6 swap-off" />
+          <Icon name="mdi-chevron-down" class="h-6 w-6 swap-on" />
+        </label>
+      </div>
+      <Icon name="mdi-map-marker" class="h-4 w-4" />
+      <NuxtLink class="hover:link text-lg" :to="link" @click.stop>{{ item.name }} </NuxtLink>
+    </div>
+    <div v-if="openRef" class="ml-4">
+      <LocationTreeNode v-for="child in item.children" :key="child.id" :item="child" :tree-id="treeId" />
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<style scoped></style>
diff --git a/frontend/components/Location/Tree/Root.vue b/frontend/components/Location/Tree/Root.vue
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+<script setup lang="ts">
+  import { TreeItem } from "~~/lib/api/types/data-contracts";
+
+  type Props = {
+    locs: TreeItem[];
+    treeId: string;
+  };
+
+  defineProps<Props>();
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <BaseCard class="p-4">
+    <div class="p-4 border-2 root">
+      <LocationTreeNode v-for="item in locs" :key="item.id" :item="item" :tree-id="treeId" />
+    </div>
+  </BaseCard>
+</template>
+
+<style></style>
diff --git a/frontend/components/Location/Tree/tree-state.ts b/frontend/components/Location/Tree/tree-state.ts
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+import type { Ref } from "vue";
+
+type TreeState = Record<string, boolean>;
+
+const store: Record<string, Ref<TreeState>> = {};
+
+export function newTreeKey(): string {
+  return Math.random().toString(36).substring(2);
+}
+
+export function useTreeState(key: string): Ref<TreeState> {
+  if (!store[key]) {
+    store[key] = ref({});
+  }
+
+  return store[key];
+}