--- a/java.source/apichanges.xml
+++ b/java.source/apichanges.xml
@@ -108,6 +108,20 @@
     <!-- ACTUAL CHANGES BEGIN HERE: -->
 
     <changes>
+        <change id="TreeMaker.QualIdent_String">
+             <api name="general"/>
+             <summary>Added TreeMaker.QualIdent(String) and TreeMaker.Type(String) method.</summary>
+             <version major="0" minor="64"/>
+             <date day="8" month="9" year="2010"/>
+             <author login="jlahoda"/>
+             <compatibility addition="yes" binary="compatible" deletion="no" deprecation="no" modification="no" semantic="compatible" source="compatible"/>
+             <description>
+                 Added <code>TreeMaker.QualIdent(String)</code> and <code>TreeMaker.Type(String)</code> method, which allow
+                 to construct QualIdents and Types from String specification.
+             </description>
+             <class package="org.netbeans.api.java.source" name="TreeMaker"/>
+             <issue number="999999"/>
+        </change>
         <change id="TreeUtilities.translate">
              <api name="general"/>
              <summary>Added TreeUtilities.translate method.</summary>
--- a/java.source/nbproject/project.properties
+++ b/java.source/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 javadoc.title=Java Source
 javadoc.arch=${basedir}/arch.xml
 javadoc.apichanges=${basedir}/apichanges.xml
-spec.version.base=0.63.0
+spec.version.base=0.64.0
 test.qa-functional.cp.extra=${refactoring.java.dir}/modules/ext/javac-api-nb-7.0-b07.jar
 test.unit.run.cp.extra=${o.n.core.dir}/core/core.jar:\
     ${o.n.core.dir}/lib/boot.jar:\
@@ -128,7 +128,9 @@
     org/netbeans/api/java/source/CommentCollectorTest.class,\
     org/netbeans/api/java/source/gen/RewriteInCommentTest.class,\
     org/netbeans/api/java/source/gen/MoveTreeTest.class,\
-    org/netbeans/api/java/source/gen/BlockTest.class
+    org/netbeans/api/java/source/gen/BlockTest.class,\
+    org/netbeans/api/java/source/gen/ImportAnalysisTest.class,\
+    org/netbeans/api/java/source/gen/ImportAnalysis2Test.class
 
 test.config.jet-main.includes=${test.config.generator.includes},\
     org/netbeans/api/java/source/TypeUtilitiesTest.class
--- a/java.source/src/org/netbeans/api/java/source/TreeMaker.java
+++ b/java.source/src/org/netbeans/api/java/source/TreeMaker.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
  */
 package org.netbeans.api.java.source;
 
+import java.util.Map;
 import com.sun.source.tree.*;
 import org.netbeans.modules.java.source.parsing.FileObjects;
 import org.openide.filesystems.FileObject;
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@
 import com.sun.tools.javac.code.Flags;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree.JCModifiers;
+import java.util.HashMap;
 import javax.lang.model.element.*;
 import javax.lang.model.type.*;
 import javax.tools.JavaFileObject;
@@ -806,6 +808,17 @@
         Parameters.notNull("element", element);
         return delegate.QualIdent(element);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a qualified identifier for a given String.
+     *
+     * @param name FQN for which to create the QualIdent
+     * @since 0.64
+     */
+    public @NonNull ExpressionTree QualIdent(@NonNull String name) {
+        Parameters.notNull("name", name);
+        return delegate.QualIdent(name);
+    }
     
     /**
      * Creates a new ReturnTree.
@@ -875,6 +888,35 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Creates a new Tree for a given String type specification.
+     *
+     * @param type       String type specification
+     * @see com.sun.source.tree.ExpressionTree
+     * @since 0.64
+     */
+    public @NonNull Tree Type(@NonNull String type) {
+        Parameters.notNull("type", type);
+
+        Tree typeTree = copy.getTreeUtilities().parseType(type);
+        final Map<Tree, Tree> translate = new HashMap<Tree, Tree>();
+
+        new TreeScanner<Void, Void>() {
+            @Override
+            public Void visitMemberSelect(MemberSelectTree node, Void p) {
+                translate.put(node, QualIdent(node.toString()));
+                return null;
+            }
+            @Override
+            public Void visitIdentifier(IdentifierTree node, Void p) {
+                translate.put(node, QualIdent(node.toString()));
+                return null;
+            }
+        }.scan(typeTree, null);
+
+        return copy.getTreeUtilities().translate(typeTree, translate);
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Creates a new TypeCastTree.
      *
      * @param type       the class or interface to cast.