diff --git a/src/bst.c b/src/bst.c
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bst.c
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#include "bst.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+typedef struct bstNode {
+    int data;
+    struct bstNode* leftChild;
+    struct bstNode* rightChild;
+} bstNode;
+
+typedef struct Tree {
+    bstNode* root;
+} Tree;
+
+bstNode* newNode(int data)
+{
+    bstNode* node = (bstNode*)malloc(sizeof(bstNode));
+    node->data = data;
+    node->leftChild = NULL;
+    node->rightChild = NULL;
+
+    return node;
+}
+
+Tree* newTree()
+{
+    Tree* tree = (Tree*)malloc(sizeof(Tree));
+    tree->root = NULL;
+    return tree;
+}
diff --git a/src/bst.h b/src/bst.h
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index 0000000..379c076
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bst.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#pragma once
+
+typedef struct bstNode bstNode;
+typedef struct Tree Tree;
+
+bstNode* newNode(int);
+Tree* newTree();
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