diff --git a/tools/python/jwutils/stree/StringTree.py b/tools/python/jwutils/stree/StringTree.py
index fe9f015..72a9da4 100644
--- a/tools/python/jwutils/stree/StringTree.py
+++ b/tools/python/jwutils/stree/StringTree.py
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ class StringTree: # export
             self.children[nibble].children[content] = StringTree('', content=content)
         return self.children[nibble]
 
+    def __str__(self):
+        return 'st:"{}"'.format(self.content)
+
     def __getitem__(self, path):
         r = self.get(path)
         if r is None: