diff --git a/rich/tree.py b/rich/tree.py
index 5fd46fd4..66203e69 100644
--- a/rich/tree.py
+++ b/rich/tree.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class Tree(JupyterMixin):
         guide_style: StyleType = "tree.line",
         expanded: bool = True,
         highlight: bool = False,
+        hide_root: bool = False,
     ) -> None:
         self.label = label
         self.style = style
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ class Tree(JupyterMixin):
         self.children: List[Tree] = []
         self.expanded = expanded
         self.highlight = highlight
+        self.hide_root = hide_root
 
     def add(
         self,
@@ -105,6 +107,8 @@ class Tree(JupyterMixin):
         style_stack = StyleStack(get_style(self.style))
         remove_guide_styles = Style(bold=False, underline2=False)
 
+        depth = 0
+
         while stack:
             stack_node = pop()
             try:
@@ -123,7 +127,7 @@ class Tree(JupyterMixin):
 
             guide_style = guide_style_stack.current + get_style(node.guide_style)
             style = style_stack.current + get_style(node.style)
-            prefix = levels[1:]
+            prefix = levels[(2 if self.hide_root else 1) :]
             renderable_lines = console.render_lines(
                 Styled(node.label, style),
                 options.update(
@@ -133,19 +137,21 @@ class Tree(JupyterMixin):
                     height=None,
                 ),
             )
-            for first, line in loop_first(renderable_lines):
-                if prefix:
-                    yield from _Segment.apply_style(
-                        prefix,
-                        style.background_style,
-                        post_style=remove_guide_styles,
-                    )
-                yield from line
-                yield new_line
-                if first and prefix:
-                    prefix[-1] = make_guide(
-                        SPACE if last else CONTINUE, prefix[-1].style or null_style
-                    )
+
+            if not (depth == 0 and self.hide_root):
+                for first, line in loop_first(renderable_lines):
+                    if prefix:
+                        yield from _Segment.apply_style(
+                            prefix,
+                            style.background_style,
+                            post_style=remove_guide_styles,
+                        )
+                    yield from line
+                    yield new_line
+                    if first and prefix:
+                        prefix[-1] = make_guide(
+                            SPACE if last else CONTINUE, prefix[-1].style or null_style
+                        )
 
             if node.expanded and node.children:
                 levels[-1] = make_guide(
@@ -157,6 +163,7 @@ class Tree(JupyterMixin):
                 style_stack.push(get_style(node.style))
                 guide_style_stack.push(get_style(node.guide_style))
                 push(iter(loop_last(node.children)))
+                depth += 1
 
     def __rich_measure__(
         self, console: "Console", options: "ConsoleOptions"
@@ -222,7 +229,7 @@ class Segment(NamedTuple):
 """
     )
 
-    root = Tree("🌲 [b green]Rich Tree", highlight=True)
+    root = Tree("🌲 [b green]Rich Tree", highlight=True, hide_root=True)
 
     node = root.add(":file_folder: Renderables", guide_style="red")
     simple_node = node.add(":file_folder: [bold yellow]Atomic", guide_style="uu green")
diff --git a/tests/test_tree.py b/tests/test_tree.py
index babcc3cf..8fc070d3 100644
--- a/tests/test_tree.py
+++ b/tests/test_tree.py
@@ -94,6 +94,42 @@ def test_render_tree_win32():
     assert result == expected
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.platform == "win32", reason="different on Windows")
+def test_render_tree_hide_root_non_win32():
+    tree = Tree("foo", hide_root=True)
+    tree.add("bar", style="italic")
+    baz_tree = tree.add("baz", guide_style="bold red", style="on blue")
+    baz_tree.add("1")
+    baz_tree.add("2")
+    tree.add("egg")
+
+    console = Console(width=20, force_terminal=True, color_system="standard")
+    console.begin_capture()
+    console.print(tree)
+    result = console.end_capture()
+    print(repr(result))
+    expected = "\x1b[3mbar\x1b[0m\x1b[3m                 \x1b[0m\n\x1b[44mbaz\x1b[0m\x1b[44m                 \x1b[0m\n\x1b[31;44m┣━━ \x1b[0m\x1b[44m1\x1b[0m\x1b[44m               \x1b[0m\n\x1b[31;44m┗━━ \x1b[0m\x1b[44m2\x1b[0m\x1b[44m               \x1b[0m\negg                 \n"
+    assert result == expected
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.platform != "win32", reason="Windows specific")
+def test_render_tree_hide_root_win32():
+    tree = Tree("foo", hide_root=True)
+    tree.add("bar", style="italic")
+    baz_tree = tree.add("baz", guide_style="bold red", style="on blue")
+    baz_tree.add("1")
+    baz_tree.add("2")
+    tree.add("egg")
+
+    console = Console(width=20, force_terminal=True, color_system="standard")
+    console.begin_capture()
+    console.print(tree)
+    result = console.end_capture()
+    print(repr(result))
+    expected = "\x1b[3mbar\x1b[0m\x1b[3m                 \x1b[0m\n\x1b[44mbaz\x1b[0m\x1b[44m                 \x1b[0m\n\x1b[31;44m├── \x1b[0m\x1b[44m1\x1b[0m\x1b[44m               \x1b[0m\n\x1b[31;44m└── \x1b[0m\x1b[44m2\x1b[0m\x1b[44m               \x1b[0m\negg                 \n"
+    assert result == expected
+
+
 def test_tree_measure():
     tree = Tree("foo")
     tree.add("bar")