Original Tree: $HASH1 = { Branch2 => { Branch3 => { Branch4 => { Leaves => [ 'Leaf6' ] }, Leaves => [ 'Leaf4', 'Leaf5' ] }, Leaves => [ 'Leaf3' ] }, Branch5 => { Branch6 => { Leaves => [ 'Leaf8', 'Leaf9' ] }, Leaves => [ 'Leaf7' ] }, Leaves => [ 'Leaf1', 'Leaf2' ] }; New Tree: $HASH1 = { Branch2 => { Branch3 => { Leaves => [ 'Leaf4', 'Leaf5' ] } }, Branch5 => { Branch6 => { Leaves => [ 'Leaf8', 'Leaf9' ] } }, Leaves => [ 'Leaf1', 'Leaf2', 'Leaf6', 'Leaf3', 'Leaf7' ] };