input: Write a function to compare two binary trees and check if they are similar. If both trees are empty or if their structures and node values are identical, return True. Otherwise, return False.
  
  class TreeNode:
      def __init__(self, x):
          self.val = x
          self.left = None
          self.right = None
  
  def are_similar(root1, root2):
      if root1 is None and root2 is None:
          return True
      if root1 is None or root2 is None:
          return False
      if root1.val != root2.val:
          return False
      else:
          return are_similar(root1.left, root2.left) and are_similar(root1.right, root2.right)
  
  assert are_similar(None, None) == True
  assert are_similar(TreeNode(1), TreeNode(1)) == True
  assert are_similar(TreeNode(1), TreeNode(2)) == False
  assert are_similar(TreeNode(1, TreeNode(2)), TreeNode(1, TreeNode(2))) == True
  assert are_similar(TreeNode(1, TreeNode(2)), TreeNode(1, TreeNode(3))) == False
  assert are_similar(TreeNode(1, TreeNode(2, TreeNode(3))), TreeNode(1, TreeNode(2, TreeNode(3)))) == True
  assert are_similar(TreeNode(1, TreeNode(2, TreeNode(3))), TreeNode(1, TreeNode(2, TreeNode(4)))) == False
output: def are_similar(root1, root2):
      if root1 is None and root2 is None:
          return True
      if root1 is None or root2 is None:
          return False
      if root1.val != root2.val:
          return False
      else:
          return are_similar(root1.left, root2.left) and are_similar(root1.right, root2.right)