diff --git a/git/objects/tree.py b/git/objects/tree.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@

__all__ = ["TreeModifier", "Tree"]

import sys

import git.diff as git_diff
@@ -230,7 +231,7 @@ def _iter_convert_to_object(self, iterable: Iterable[TreeCacheTup]) -> Iterator[
                raise TypeError("Unknown mode %o found in tree data for path '%s'" % (mode, path)) from e
        # END for each item

-    def join(self, file: str) -> IndexObjUnion:
        """Find the named object in this tree's contents.

        :return:
@@ -241,6 +242,7 @@ def join(self, file: str) -> IndexObjUnion:
            If the given file or tree does not exist in this tree.
        """
        msg = "Blob or Tree named %r not found"
        if "/" in file:
            tree = self
            item = self
@@ -269,7 +271,7 @@ def join(self, file: str) -> IndexObjUnion:
            raise KeyError(msg % file)
        # END handle long paths

-    def __truediv__(self, file: str) -> IndexObjUnion:
        """The ``/`` operator is another syntax for joining.

        See :meth:`join` for details.

diff --git a/test/test_tree.py b/test/test_tree.py
@@ -8,10 +8,14 @@
from pathlib import Path
import subprocess

from git.objects import Blob, Tree
from git.util import cwd

from test.lib import TestBase, with_rw_directory


class TestTree(TestBase):
@@ -161,3 +165,57 @@ def lib_folder(t, _d):
            assert root[item.path] == item == root / item.path
        # END for each item
        assert found_slash