[SOLVED] Thanks stworthy! For others and future reference, here is a function that returns a tree node's element using the node's text:
/**
*Retrieve tree node element using node list item <li> text
*
* @param {easyUI.Tree} tree easyUI tree object
* @param {string} nodeText list item <li> text of desired node
*
* @return {element} the tree node <li> element
*/
function getNodeByText(tree, nodeText) {
var mynode = null;
var roots = tree.tree('getRoots');
$.easyui.forEach(roots, true, function (node) {
if (node.text == nodeText) {
mynode = node;
return false;
}
});
return $('#' + mynode.domId);
};