《梁书·列传·卷三十九》
元树在魏朝做官任宗正卿，正值尔硃荣作乱，元树天监八年归国，封为鄴王，食邑二千户，授散骑常侍。
树仕魏为宗正卿，属尔硃荣乱，以天监八年归国，封为鄴王，邑二千户，拜散骑常侍。
Yuan Shu became an official in the Northern Wei Dynasty and was the head of the Zongzheng bureau. When Er Zhu Rong made a rebellion, Yuan Shu returned home in the eighth year of Tianjian and was titled King of Ye, with a fief of 2000 households and was made a casual riding attendant.