# Multiple tree count attached to one person

**URL:** <https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/multiple-tree-count-attached-to-one-person/15037>\
**Category:** RootsMagic\
**Tags:** question, tips\
**Created:** [November 13, 2025, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/multiple-tree-count-attached-to-one-person/15037 "2025-11-13T16:54:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![morganmusic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@morganmusic](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/morganmusic)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2025, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/multiple-tree-count-attached-to-one-person/15037/1 "2025-11-13T16:54:24Z")

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Hello, I use RM11 for Windows. One person in a RM11 tree file has \>700 trees by the tree count report, yet other persons in the same family don’t even display in the tree count report. The person with \>700 trees is not the root person in the file. How did this one person get such a large tree count number, and is there something I should do to fix this count? I don’t understand the pros/cons of a person with “multiple trees.” I’d appreciate insights from other users. Thank you.

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**Author:** ![kevinm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/85e7bf/32.png) [@kevinm](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/kevinm)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2025, 4:59pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/multiple-tree-count-attached-to-one-person/15037/2 "2025-11-13T16:59:10Z")

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I suspect that you are misinterpreting the report. The person listed is the person with the lowest ID number (RIN) within a tree. Most likely the report is saying that there are \>700 people in that tree. Help provides additional details - [Counting trees](https://help.rootsmagic.com/RM11/counting-trees.html?q=count+trees)

[edit: it helps to display RIN numbers if you don’t have this setting in place already. Settings, General, Number to Display=RIN]

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**Author:** ![kevync1985](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3be4f8/32.png) [@kevync1985](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/kevync1985)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2025, 5:29pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/multiple-tree-count-attached-to-one-person/15037/3 "2025-11-13T17:29:21Z")

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> [@morganmusic](#):
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> How did this one person get such a large tree count number, and is there something I should do to fix this count? I don’t understand the pros/cons of a person with “multiple trees.”

You likely do not understand

first the person with the largest # is the main tree – the other trees are Separate trees that are not connected to the other trees – this usually happens when a person is either deleted or relationship changed somewhere. All the trees are in same database but in sense they are “broken” because they are not connected. Some may be expected – such as if you added anyone through associations (like best man and maid of honor from wedding each are in their own separate tree) . I rarely delete anyone or when I do– I spent 1-2 years looking for connection before I do.

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**Author:** ![morganmusic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@morganmusic](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/morganmusic)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2025, 6:16pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/multiple-tree-count-attached-to-one-person/15037/4 "2025-11-13T18:16:28Z")

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That’s it! Thank you for answering my question and for the tip to display RIN which I have now completed. Best wishes, Patrick

Patrick Gannon  
Father of fallen K9 Sgt Sean McNamee Gannon, EOW 4/12/2018  
Please visit Sean’s memorial fund for philanthropic work: _[GannonFund.org](https://www.gannonfund.org)_