Definition union' (s1 s2: tree) : tree :=
   match compare_height s1 s1 s2 s2 with
      | Lt => fold' _ insert s1 s2
      | Gt => fold' _ insert s2 s1
      | Eq => linear_union s1 s2
    end.

Lemma union_valid: forall s1 s2, valid s1 -> valid s2 -> valid (union' s1 s2).