[Suggestion] Filtered tree about closuretable HOT 5 CLOSED

public static function tree(array $columns = array('*'))
{
    $instance = new static;
    $closureColumns = array(
        "closure1.".static::ANCESTOR,
        "closure1.".static::DESCENDANT,
        "closure1.".static::DEPTH
    );

    $columns = array_merge($columns, $closureColumns);
    // ...

    /**
     * Retrive from the database a tree filtered using a where clause.
     * 
     * @param mixed|null $column
     * @param mixed|null $operator
     * @param mixed|null $value
     * @return \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection
     */
    public static function filteredTree($column = null, $operator = null, $value = null)
    {
        $instance = new static;
        $columns = array(
            $instance->getTable().".*",
            "closure1.".static::ANCESTOR,
            "closure1.".static::DESCENDANT,
            "closure1.".static::DEPTH
        );

        $key = $instance->getQualifiedKeyName();

        if($column != null && $operator != null)
        {
            return static::select($columns)
                ->distinct()
                ->join($instance->getClosure().' as closure1', $key, '=', 'closure1.'.static::ANCESTOR)
                ->join($instance->getClosure().' as closure2', $key, '=', 'closure2.'.static::DESCENDANT)
                ->whereRaw('closure1.'.static::ANCESTOR.' = closure1.'.static::DESCENDANT)
                ->where($column, $operator, $value)
                ->get()
                ->toTree();
        }
        else
        {
            return static::select($columns)
                ->distinct()
                ->join($instance->getClosure().' as closure1', $key, '=', 'closure1.'.static::ANCESTOR)
                ->join($instance->getClosure().' as closure2', $key, '=', 'closure2.'.static::DESCENDANT)
                ->whereRaw('closure1.'.static::ANCESTOR.' = closure1.'.static::DESCENDANT)
                ->get()
                ->toTree();
        }
    }

    /**
     * Retrive a whole tree from the database.
     *
     * @param array $columns
     * @return \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection
     */
    public static function tree(array $columns = array('*'))
    {
        return static::buildTreeQuery(null, null, null, $columns)->get()->toTree();
    }

    /**
     * Retrive from the database a tree filtered using a where clause.
     *
     * @param string|Closure|null $column
     * @param string|null $operator
     * @param string|Closure|null $value
     * @param array $columns
     * @return \Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder
     */
    public static function filteredTree($column = null, $operator = null, $value = null, array $columns = array('*'))
    {
        return static::buildTreeQuery($column, $operator, $value, $columns)->get()->toTree();
    }

    /**
     * Builds query for retrieving a whole tree.
     *
     * @param string|Closure|null $column
     * @param string|null $operator
     * @param string|Closure|null $value
     * @param array $columns
     * @return \Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder
     */
    protected static function buildTreeQuery($column = null, $operator = null, $value = null, array $columns = array('*'))
    {
        $instance = new static;

        $closureColumns = array(
            "closure1.".static::ANCESTOR,
            "closure1.".static::DESCENDANT,
            "closure1.".static::DEPTH
        );

        // prevent from selecting all columns from all tables
        // as we have complex join query
        if (count($columns) == 1 && $columns[0] == '*')
        {
            $columns[0] = $instance->getTable().'.*';
        }

        $columns = array_merge($columns, $closureColumns);
        $key = $instance->getQualifiedKeyName();
        $closure = $instance->getClosure();
        $query = static::select($columns)
            ->distinct()
            ->join($closure.' as closure1', $key, '=', 'closure1.'.static::ANCESTOR)
            ->join($closure.' as closure2', $key, '=', 'closure2.'.static::DESCENDANT)
            ->whereRaw('closure1.'.static::ANCESTOR.' = closure1.'.static::DESCENDANT);

        if($column != null && $operator != null)
        {
            $query->where($column, $operator, $value);
        }

        return $query;
    }