__DATA__ b:a:apples d:b:fuji apples <\c>

The structure would look something like:

$VAR1 = { 'a' => { 'name' => 'fruit', 'child' => { 'b' => { 'name' => 'apples', 'child' => { 'd' => { 'name' => 'fuji apples' } } } } } };