diff --git a/tests/decisiontree/test_visualize.py b/tests/decisiontree/test_visualize.py
index e69de29..b77dda6 100644
--- a/tests/decisiontree/test_visualize.py
+++ b/tests/decisiontree/test_visualize.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import pytest
+from inline_snapshot import snapshot
+from pytest import CaptureFixture
+
+from random_tree_models.decisiontree.estimators import DecisionTreeTemplate
+from random_tree_models.decisiontree.node import Node
+from random_tree_models.decisiontree.visualize import show_tree
+from random_tree_models.params import MetricNames
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def sample_decision_tree() -> DecisionTreeTemplate:
+    """Creates a sample decision tree for testing"""
+    root = Node(array_column=0, threshold=0.5, n_obs=100)
+    root.left = Node(prediction=1.0, n_obs=50, reason="left leaf")
+    root.right = Node(array_column=1, threshold=0.2, n_obs=50)
+    root.right.left = Node(prediction=2.0, n_obs=20, reason="right-left leaf")
+    root.right.right = Node(prediction=3.0, n_obs=30, reason="right-right leaf")
+
+    tree = DecisionTreeTemplate(measure_name=MetricNames.variance, random_state=42)
+    tree.tree_ = root
+    return tree
+
+
+def test_show_tree(capsys: CaptureFixture, sample_decision_tree: DecisionTreeTemplate):
+    """Tests that show_tree prints the correct tree representation"""
+    show_tree(sample_decision_tree)
+    captured = capsys.readouterr()
+
+    # a bit brittle, but good enough for now
+    assert captured.out == snapshot("""\
+Represenation of 🌲 (DecisionTreeTemplate(measure_name=<MetricNames.variance: \n\
+'variance'>))
+└──  col idx: 0, threshold: 0.500
+    ├── (< 0.500) 🍁 # obs: 50, value: 1.000, leaf reason 'left leaf'
+    └── (>= 0.500) col idx: 1, threshold: 0.200
+        ├── (< 0.200) 🍁 # obs: 20, value: 2.000, leaf reason 'right-left leaf'
+        └── (>= 0.200) 🍁 # obs: 30, value: 3.000, leaf reason 'right-right \n\
+            leaf'
+""")