diff --git a/src/Node/index.tsx b/src/Node/index.tsx
index 11be7955..226fd6df 100644
--- a/src/Node/index.tsx
+++ b/src/Node/index.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import {
   TreeNodeDatum,
   RawNodeDatum,
   RenderCustomNodeElementFn,
-  AddChildrenFunction,
 } from '../types/common.js';
 import DefaultNodeElement from './DefaultNodeElement.js';
 
@@ -36,7 +35,18 @@ type NodeProps = {
   onNodeMouseOut: NodeEventHandler;
   subscriptions: object;
   centerNode: (hierarchyPointNode: HierarchyPointNode<TreeNodeDatum>) => void;
-  handleAddChildrenToNode: (nodeId: string, children: RawNodeDatum[]) => void;
+  handleAddChildrenToNode: (
+    nodeId: string,
+    children: RawNodeDatum[],
+    replace?: boolean,
+    callback?: () => void
+  ) => void;
+  handleRemoveNode: (nodeId: string, parentNodeId: string, callback?: () => void) => void;
+  handleUpdateNodeAttributes: (
+    nodeId: string,
+    attributes: Omit<RawNodeDatum, 'children'>,
+    callback?: () => void
+  ) => void;
 };
 
 type NodeState = {
@@ -149,6 +159,9 @@ export default class Node extends React.Component<NodeProps, NodeState> {
       onNodeMouseOver: this.handleOnMouseOver,
       onNodeMouseOut: this.handleOnMouseOut,
       addChildren: this.handleAddChildren,
+      removeNode: this.handleRemoveNode,
+      replaceChildren: this.handleReplaceChildren,
+      updateNodeAttributes: this.handleUpdateNodeAttributes,
     };
 
     return renderNode(nodeProps);
@@ -172,8 +185,24 @@ export default class Node extends React.Component<NodeProps, NodeState> {
     this.props.onNodeMouseOut(this.props.hierarchyPointNode, evt);
   };
 
-  handleAddChildren: AddChildrenFunction = childrenData => {
-    this.props.handleAddChildrenToNode(this.props.data.__rd3t.id, childrenData);
+  handleAddChildren = (childrenData, callback?: () => void) => {
+    this.props.handleAddChildrenToNode(this.props.data.__rd3t.id, childrenData, false, callback);
+  };
+
+  handleReplaceChildren = (childrenData, callback?: () => void) => {
+    this.props.handleAddChildrenToNode(this.props.data.__rd3t.id, childrenData, true, callback);
+  };
+
+  handleUpdateNodeAttributes = (attributes, callback?: () => void) => {
+    this.props.handleUpdateNodeAttributes(this.props.data.__rd3t.id, attributes, callback);
+  };
+
+  handleRemoveNode = (callback?: () => void) => {
+    this.props.handleRemoveNode(
+      this.props.data.__rd3t.id,
+      this.props.parent.data.__rd3t.id,
+      callback
+    );
   };
 
   componentWillLeave(done) {
diff --git a/src/Tree/index.tsx b/src/Tree/index.tsx
index cc36898a..4a6542b2 100644
--- a/src/Tree/index.tsx
+++ b/src/Tree/index.tsx
@@ -328,7 +328,42 @@ class Tree extends React.Component<TreeProps, TreeState> {
     }
   };
 
-  handleAddChildrenToNode = (nodeId: string, childrenData: RawNodeDatum[]) => {
+  handleRemoveNode = (nodeId: string, parentNodeId: string, callback?: () => void) => {
+    const data = clone(this.state.data);
+    const parentMatches = this.findNodesById(parentNodeId, data, []);
+    if (parentMatches.length > 0) {
+      const targetNodeDatum = parentMatches[0];
+      if (targetNodeDatum.children && targetNodeDatum.children.length > 0) {
+        const removeNodeIndex = targetNodeDatum.children.findIndex(c => c.__rd3t.id === nodeId);
+        if (removeNodeIndex > -1) {
+          targetNodeDatum.children.splice(removeNodeIndex, 1);
+          this.setState({ data }, callback);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+  handleUpdateNodeAttributes = (
+    nodeId: string,
+    node: Omit<RawNodeDatum, 'children'>,
+    callback?: () => void
+  ) => {
+    const data = clone(this.state.data);
+    const matches = this.findNodesById(nodeId, data, []);
+    if (matches.length > 0) {
+      const targetNodeDatum = matches[0];
+      targetNodeDatum.name = node.name;
+      targetNodeDatum.attributes = node.attributes;
+      this.setState({ data }, callback);
+    }
+  };
+
+  handleAddChildrenToNode = (
+    nodeId: string,
+    childrenData: RawNodeDatum[],
+    replace?: boolean,
+    callback?: () => void
+  ) => {
     const data = clone(this.state.data);
     const matches = this.findNodesById(nodeId, data, []);
 
@@ -339,9 +374,13 @@ class Tree extends React.Component<TreeProps, TreeState> {
       const formattedChildren = clone(childrenData).map((node: RawNodeDatum) =>
         Tree.assignInternalProperties([node], depth + 1)
       );
-      targetNodeDatum.children.push(...formattedChildren.flat());
 
-      this.setState({ data });
+      if (replace) {
+        targetNodeDatum.children = formattedChildren.flat();
+      } else {
+        targetNodeDatum.children.push(...formattedChildren.flat());
+      }
+      this.setState({ data }, callback);
     }
   };
 
@@ -584,7 +623,7 @@ class Tree extends React.Component<TreeProps, TreeState> {
               const { data, x, y, parent } = hierarchyPointNode;
               return (
                 <Node
-                  key={'node-' + i}
+                  key={'node-' + hierarchyPointNode.data.__rd3t.id}
                   data={data}
                   position={{ x, y }}
                   hierarchyPointNode={hierarchyPointNode}
@@ -602,6 +641,8 @@ class Tree extends React.Component<TreeProps, TreeState> {
                   handleAddChildrenToNode={this.handleAddChildrenToNode}
                   subscriptions={subscriptions}
                   centerNode={this.centerNode}
+                  handleRemoveNode={this.handleRemoveNode}
+                  handleUpdateNodeAttributes={this.handleUpdateNodeAttributes}
                 />
               );
             })}
diff --git a/src/types/common.ts b/src/types/common.ts
index 3e77dec7..bb09becf 100644
--- a/src/types/common.ts
+++ b/src/types/common.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@ export type PathFunction = (link: TreeLinkDatum, orientation: Orientation) => st
 export type PathClassFunction = PathFunction;
 
 export type SyntheticEventHandler = (evt: SyntheticEvent) => void;
-export type AddChildrenFunction = (children: RawNodeDatum[]) => void;
+export type UpdateChildrenFunction = (children: RawNodeDatum[], callback?: () => void) => void;
+export type UpdateNodeAttributesFunction = (
+  attributes: Omit<RawNodeDatum, 'children'>,
+  callback?: () => void
+) => void;
 
 /**
  * The properties that are passed to the user-defined `renderCustomNodeElement` render function.
@@ -70,7 +74,15 @@ export interface CustomNodeElementProps {
   /**
    * The `Node` class's internal `addChildren` handler.
    */
-  addChildren: AddChildrenFunction;
+  addChildren: UpdateChildrenFunction;
+  /**
+   * The `Node` class's internal `replaceChildren` handler.
+   */
+  replaceChildren: UpdateChildrenFunction;
+  /**
+   * The `Node` class's internal `updateNodeAttributes` handler.
+   */
+  updateNodeAttributes: UpdateNodeAttributesFunction;
 }
 
 export type RenderCustomNodeElementFn = (rd3tNodeProps: CustomNodeElementProps) => JSX.Element;