`tree.display` is not available before `tree.render` has been called. In order to use own `css_classes` you would need to call `tree.render` twice: ````` tree.render(options); tree.display.css(css_classes).update(); tree.render(options); ````` Better: ````` tree.render({ 'container': '#phylotreeContainer', 'max-radius': 468, 'width': 500, 'css_classes': { 'tree-container': 'phylotree-container', 'tree-scale-bar': 'phylotree-tree-scale-bar', 'node': 'phylotree-node' } }); `````