<div class="tree">
	<ul>
  <li>
    <a href="#">Parent</a>
    <ul>
      <li>
        <a href="#">Child</a>
        <ul>
          <li>
            <a href="#">Grand Child</a>
          </li><li>
            <a href="#">Grand Child</a>
            <ul>
              <li>
                <a href="#">Grand Child</a>
              </li><li>
                <a href="#">Grand Child</a>
              </li>
            </ul>
          </li>
        </ul>
      </li><li>
        <a href="#">Child</a>
        <ul>
          <li>
            <a href="#">Grand Child</a>
            <ul>
              <li>
                <a href="#">Grand Grand Child</a>
              </li>
            </ul>
          </li><li>
            <a href="#">Grand Child</a>
          </li>
        </ul>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </li>
</ul>
body {
  font-family: sans-serif;
  font-size: 15px;
}

$border-width: 1px;
$reverse: true;

.tree {
  @if $reverse {
    transform: rotate(180deg);
    transform-origin: 50%;
  }
}

.tree ul {
  position: relative;
	padding: 1em 0; 
  white-space: nowrap;
  margin: 0 auto;
  text-align: center;
  &::after {
    content: '';
    display: table;
    clear: both;
  }
}

.tree li {
  display: inline-block; // need white-space fix
  vertical-align: top;
  text-align: center;
	list-style-type: none;
	position: relative;
	padding: 1em .5em 0 .5em;
  &::before,
  &::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute; 
    top: 0; 
    right: 50%;
    border-top: $border-width solid #ccc;
    width: 50%; 
    height: 1em;
  }
  &::after {
    right: auto; 
    left: 50%;
	  border-left: $border-width solid #ccc;
  }
  &:only-child::after,
  &:only-child::before {
    display: none;
  }
  &:only-child {
    padding-top: 0;
  }
  &:first-child::before,
  &:last-child::after {
    border: 0 none;
  }
  &:last-child::before{
    border-right: $border-width solid #ccc;
    border-radius: 0 5px 0 0;
  }
  &:first-child::after{
    border-radius: 5px 0 0 0;
  }
}

.tree ul ul::before{
	content: '';
	position: absolute; 
  top: 0; 
  left: 50%;
	border-left: $border-width solid #ccc;
	width: 0; 
  height: 1em;
}

.tree li a {
	border: $border-width solid #ccc;
	padding: .5em .75em;
	text-decoration: none;
	display: inline-block;
	border-radius: 5px;
  color: #333;
  position: relative;
  top: $border-width;
  @if $reverse {
    transform: rotate(180deg);
  }
}

.tree li a:hover,
.tree li a:hover+ul li a {
	background: #e9453f;
  color: #fff;
  border: $border-width solid #e9453f;
}

.tree li a:hover + ul li::after, 
.tree li a:hover + ul li::before, 
.tree li a:hover + ul::before, 
.tree li a:hover + ul ul::before{
	border-color:  #e9453f;
}
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