diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/common/directives/leftcolumn.directive.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/common/directives/leftcolumn.directive.js
index 68a4da58ab..a48ae6e594 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/common/directives/leftcolumn.directive.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/common/directives/leftcolumn.directive.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ define(['angular'], function (angular) {
     * @name umbraco.directive:leftColumn
     * @restrict E
     **/
-    var leftColumnDirective = function () {
+    function leftColumnDirective() {
         return {
             restrict: "E",    // restrict to an element
             replace: true,   // replace the html element with the template
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/common/directives/login.directive.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/common/directives/login.directive.js
index 334d40d762..cb37dd9c54 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/common/directives/login.directive.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/common/directives/login.directive.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ define(['angular'], function (angular) {
     * @name umbraco.directive:login 
     * @restrict E
     **/
-    var loginDirective = function () {
+    function loginDirective() {
         return {
             restrict: "E",    // restrict to an element
             replace: true,   // replace the html element with the template
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/common/directives/notifications.directive.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/common/directives/notifications.directive.js
index 04b762bcb6..78114f7a79 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/common/directives/notifications.directive.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/common/directives/notifications.directive.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ define(['angular'], function (angular) {
     * @name umbraco.directive:notifications 
     * @restrict E
     **/
-    var notificationDirective = function () {
+    function notificationDirective() {
         return {
             restrict: "E",    // restrict to an element
             replace: true,   // replace the html element with the template
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/common/resources/tree.resource.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/common/resources/tree.resource.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..672f052666
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/common/resources/tree.resource.js
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+'use strict';
+
+define(['angular'], function(angular) {
+
+    /**
+     * @ngdoc factory 
+     * @name umbraco.resources.trees.umbTreeResource     
+    **/
+    function umbTreeResource($q, $http) {        
+
+        //internal method to get the tree app url
+        function getTreeAppUrl(section) {
+            return Umbraco.Sys.ServerVariables.treeApplicationApiBaseUrl + "GetApplicationTrees?application=" + section;
+        }
+
+        //the factory object returned
+        return {
+            loadApplication: function (section) {
+
+                var deferred = $q.defer();
+
+                //go and get the tree data
+                $http.get(getTreeAppUrl(section)).
+                    success(function (data, status, headers, config) {
+                        deferred.resolve(data);
+                    }).
+                    error(function (data, status, headers, config) {
+                        deferred.reject('Failed to retreive data for application tree ' + section);
+                    });
+
+                return deferred.promise;
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    angular.module('umbraco.resources.trees', []).factory('umbTreeResource', umbTreeResource);
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/js/umbraco.directives.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/js/umbraco.directives.js
index d716e2c872..e09efde460 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/js/umbraco.directives.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/js/umbraco.directives.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ define(['angular'], function (angular) {
     * @name umbraco.directive:leftColumn
     * @restrict E
     **/
-    var leftColumnDirective = function () {
+    function leftColumnDirective() {
         return {
             restrict: "E",    // restrict to an element
             replace: true,   // replace the html element with the template
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ define(['angular'], function (angular) {
     * @name umbraco.directive:login 
     * @restrict E
     **/
-    var loginDirective = function () {
+    function loginDirective() {
         return {
             restrict: "E",    // restrict to an element
             replace: true,   // replace the html element with the template
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ define(['angular'], function (angular) {
     * @name umbraco.directive:notifications 
     * @restrict E
     **/
-    var notificationDirective = function () {
+    function notificationDirective() {
         return {
             restrict: "E",    // restrict to an element
             replace: true,   // replace the html element with the template
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/js/umbraco.resources.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/js/umbraco.resources.js
index 25eddcf48a..682ce8695e 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/js/umbraco.resources.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/js/umbraco.resources.js
@@ -5,6 +5,39 @@
  */
 'use strict';
 define(['angular'], function (angular) {
+
+    /**
+ * @ngdoc factory 
+ * @name umbraco.resources.trees.umbTreeResource     
+**/
+    function umbTreeResource($q, $http) {
+
+        //internal method to get the tree app url
+        function getTreeAppUrl(section) {
+            return Umbraco.Sys.ServerVariables.treeApplicationApiBaseUrl + "GetApplicationTrees?application=" + section;
+        }
+
+        //the factory object returned
+        return {
+            loadApplication: function (section) {
+
+                var deferred = $q.defer();
+
+                //go and get the tree data
+                $http.get(getTreeAppUrl(section)).
+                    success(function (data, status, headers, config) {
+                        deferred.resolve(data);
+                    }).
+                    error(function (data, status, headers, config) {
+                        deferred.reject('Failed to retreive data for application tree ' + section);
+                    });
+
+                return deferred.promise;
+            }
+        };
+    }
+    angular.module('umbraco.resources.trees', []).factory('umbTreeResource', umbTreeResource);
+
 angular.module('umbraco.resources.content', [])
 .factory('contentFactory', function () {
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/js/umbraco.services.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/js/umbraco.services.js
index 2595095c98..e2ae42b175 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/js/umbraco.services.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/js/umbraco.services.js
@@ -244,8 +244,9 @@ angular.module('umbraco.services.section', [])
 	};
 
 });
-angular.module('umbraco.services.tree', [])
-.factory('tree', function () {
+
+angular.module('umbraco.services.tree', ["umbraco.resources.trees"])
+.factory('tree', function ($http, umbTreeResource) {
 		//implement this in local storage
 		var treeArray = [];
 		var currentSection = "content";
@@ -253,6 +254,16 @@ angular.module('umbraco.services.tree', [])
 		return {
 		    getTree: function (section) {
 
+		        umbTreeResource.loadApplication(section)
+		            .then(function (data) {
+
+		                //this will be called once the tree app data has loaded
+		                alert("woot!");
+
+		            }, function (reason) {
+		                alert('Failed: ' + reason);
+		            });
+
 				if (treeArray[section] !== undefined){
 					return treeArray[section];
 				}
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/ApplicationTreeApiController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/ApplicationTreeApiController.cs
index 96991e6914..41c7742bcb 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/ApplicationTreeApiController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/ApplicationTreeApiController.cs
@@ -29,28 +29,34 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Trees
             controllerContext.Configuration.Formatters.Remove(controllerContext.Configuration.Formatters.XmlFormatter);
         }
 
-        ///// <summary>
-        ///// Returns the tree nodes for an application
-        ///// </summary>
-        ///// <param name="application"></param>
-        ///// <param name="queryStrings"></param>
-        ///// <returns></returns>
-        //[HttpQueryStringFilter("queryStrings")]
-        //public TreeNodeCollection GetApplicationTrees(string application, FormDataCollection queryStrings)
-        //{
-        //    if (application == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("application");
-            
-        //    //find all tree definitions that have the current application alias
-        //    var appTrees = ApplicationTree.getApplicationTree(application);
-        //    if (appTrees.Count() == 1)
-        //    {
-        //        return GetNodeCollection(appTrees.Single(), "-1", queryStrings);
-        //    }
-        //    foreach (var tree in appTrees)
-        //    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns the tree nodes for an application
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="application"></param>
+        /// <param name="queryStrings"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        [HttpQueryStringFilter("queryStrings")]
+        public TreeNodeCollection GetApplicationTrees(string application, FormDataCollection queryStrings)
+        {
+            if (application == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("application");
+
+            //find all tree definitions that have the current application alias
+            var appTrees = ApplicationTree.getApplicationTree(application).Where(x => x.Initialize).ToArray();
+            if (appTrees.Count() == 1)
+            {
+                //return the nodes for the one tree assigned
+                return GetNodeCollection(appTrees.Single(), "-1", queryStrings);
+            }
+
+            var collection = new TreeNodeCollection();
+            foreach (var tree in appTrees)
+            {
+                //return the root nodes for each tree in the app
+                //collection.Add(); //GetNodeCollection(tree, "-1", queryStrings);
                 
-        //    }
-        //}
+            }
+            return null;
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns the tree data for a specific tree for the children of the id
@@ -114,7 +120,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Trees
             var instance = (TreeApiController)DependencyResolver.Current.GetService(foundControllerTree);
             instance.ControllerContext = ControllerContext;
             instance.Request = Request;
-
             //return it's data
             return new Attempt<TreeNodeCollection>(true, instance.GetNodes(id, formCollection));
         }