EXPLAIN SELECT s.oxid FROM t1 v, t1 s WHERE s.oxrootid = 'd8c4177d09f8b11f5.52725521' AND v.oxrootid ='d8c4177d09f8b11f5.52725521' AND s.oxleft > v.oxleft AND s.oxleft < v.oxright; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE v ref OXLEFT,OXRIGHT,OXROOTID OXROOTID 32 const 5 Using where 1 SIMPLE s ALL OXLEFT NULL NULL NULL 5 Range checked for each record (key map: 0x4)