A tree ladder attachment for attachment to a tree to permit a user to climb up the tree. The tree ladder attachment includes a vertical bar with a horizontal bar coupled to a lower end of the vertical bar. The ends of an elongate flexible member are coupled to an upper end of the vertical bar. The flexible member forms a loop for wrapping around a tree trunk to hold the vertical bar to the tree trunk. A cross bar is connected to the horizontal bar by a pair of extension bars. A ladder comprising a spaced apart pair of elongate flexible rails and a plurality of spaced apart rungs is depended from the cross bar.