using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace WpfTests.Hierarchy.Raw.Model
{
   public class Person
   {
       private readonly List<Person> _children = new List<Person>();
       public IList<Person> Children
       {
           get { return _children; }
       }

       public string Name { get; set; }
   }
}

using System.Collections.ObjectModel;

namespace WpfTests.Hierarchy.Raw.Model
{
   public class People : ObservableCollection<Person>
   {
       public People()
       {
           this.Add(
           new Person
           {
               Name = "P1",
               Children =
               {
                   new Person
                   {
                       Name="P2",
                       Children=
                       {
                           new Person
                           {
                               Name="P3",
                               Children=
                               {
                                   new Person
                                   {
                                       Name="P4",
                                   }
                               }
                           }
                       }
                   }
               }
           }
           );
       }
   }
}

<TreeView ItemsSource="{Binding People}">
    <TreeView.ItemTemplate>
         <HierarchicalDataTemplate ItemsSource="{Binding Children}">
               <TextBlock Text="{Binding Name}" />
          </HierarchicalDataTemplate>
     </TreeView.ItemTemplate>
</TreeView>