diff --git a/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/InitialContext/__tests__/treeRanks.test.ts b/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/InitialContext/__tests__/treeRanks.test.ts
index 0d778d27776..1775ae0cb61 100644
--- a/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/InitialContext/__tests__/treeRanks.test.ts
+++ b/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/InitialContext/__tests__/treeRanks.test.ts
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ test('getTreeScope', () =>
   expect(
     Object.fromEntries(testingTrees.map((tree) => [tree, getTreeScope(tree)]))
   ).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-      {
-        "Geography": "discipline",
-        "GeologicTimePeriod": "discipline",
-        "LithoStrat": "discipline",
-        "Storage": "institution",
-        "Taxon": "discipline",
-      }
-    `));
+    {
+      "Geography": "discipline",
+      "GeologicTimePeriod": "discipline",
+      "LithoStrat": "discipline",
+      "Storage": "institution",
+      "Taxon": "discipline",
+    }
+  `));
diff --git a/specifyweb/specify/models.py b/specifyweb/specify/models.py
index d4830a119a2..dc7d88f46c1 100644
--- a/specifyweb/specify/models.py
+++ b/specifyweb/specify/models.py
@@ -2265,7 +2265,7 @@ class Container(models.Model):
     # Relationships: Many-to-One
     createdbyagent = models.ForeignKey('Agent', db_column='CreatedByAgentID', related_name='+', null=True, on_delete=protect_with_blockers)
     modifiedbyagent = models.ForeignKey('Agent', db_column='ModifiedByAgentID', related_name='+', null=True, on_delete=protect_with_blockers)
-    parent = models.ForeignKey('Container', db_column='ParentID', related_name='children', null=True, on_delete=protect_with_blockers)
+    parent = models.ForeignKey('Container', db_column='ParentID', related_name='children', null=True, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
     storage = models.ForeignKey('Storage', db_column='StorageID', related_name='containers', null=True, on_delete=protect_with_blockers)
 
     class Meta:
@@ -3595,7 +3595,7 @@ class Geography(model_extras.Geography):
     definition = models.ForeignKey('GeographyTreeDef', db_column='GeographyTreeDefID', related_name='treeentries', null=False, on_delete=protect_with_blockers)
     definitionitem = models.ForeignKey('GeographyTreeDefItem', db_column='GeographyTreeDefItemID', related_name='treeentries', null=False, on_delete=protect_with_blockers)
     modifiedbyagent = models.ForeignKey('Agent', db_column='ModifiedByAgentID', related_name='+', null=True, on_delete=protect_with_blockers)
-    parent = models.ForeignKey('Geography', db_column='ParentID', related_name='children', null=True, on_delete=protect_with_blockers)
+    parent = models.ForeignKey('Geography', db_column='ParentID', related_name='children', null=True, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
 
     class Meta:
         db_table = 'geography'
@@ -3700,7 +3700,7 @@ class Geologictimeperiod(model_extras.Geologictimeperiod):
     definition = models.ForeignKey('GeologicTimePeriodTreeDef', db_column='GeologicTimePeriodTreeDefID', related_name='treeentries', null=False, on_delete=protect_with_blockers)
     definitionitem = models.ForeignKey('GeologicTimePeriodTreeDefItem', db_column='GeologicTimePeriodTreeDefItemID', related_name='treeentries', null=False, on_delete=protect_with_blockers)
     modifiedbyagent = models.ForeignKey('Agent', db_column='ModifiedByAgentID', related_name='+', null=True, on_delete=protect_with_blockers)
-    parent = models.ForeignKey('GeologicTimePeriod', db_column='ParentID', related_name='children', null=True, on_delete=protect_with_blockers)
+    parent = models.ForeignKey('GeologicTimePeriod', db_column='ParentID', related_name='children', null=True, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
 
     class Meta:
         db_table = 'geologictimeperiod'
@@ -4192,7 +4192,7 @@ class Lithostrat(model_extras.Lithostrat):
     definition = models.ForeignKey('LithoStratTreeDef', db_column='LithoStratTreeDefID', related_name='treeentries', null=False, on_delete=protect_with_blockers)
     definitionitem = models.ForeignKey('LithoStratTreeDefItem', db_column='LithoStratTreeDefItemID', related_name='treeentries', null=False, on_delete=protect_with_blockers)
     modifiedbyagent = models.ForeignKey('Agent', db_column='ModifiedByAgentID', related_name='+', null=True, on_delete=protect_with_blockers)
-    parent = models.ForeignKey('LithoStrat', db_column='ParentID', related_name='children', null=True, on_delete=protect_with_blockers)
+    parent = models.ForeignKey('LithoStrat', db_column='ParentID', related_name='children', null=True, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
 
     class Meta:
         db_table = 'lithostrat'
@@ -6567,7 +6567,7 @@ class Storage(model_extras.Storage):
     definition = models.ForeignKey('StorageTreeDef', db_column='StorageTreeDefID', related_name='treeentries', null=False, on_delete=protect_with_blockers)
     definitionitem = models.ForeignKey('StorageTreeDefItem', db_column='StorageTreeDefItemID', related_name='treeentries', null=False, on_delete=protect_with_blockers)
     modifiedbyagent = models.ForeignKey('Agent', db_column='ModifiedByAgentID', related_name='+', null=True, on_delete=protect_with_blockers)
-    parent = models.ForeignKey('Storage', db_column='ParentID', related_name='children', null=True, on_delete=protect_with_blockers)
+    parent = models.ForeignKey('Storage', db_column='ParentID', related_name='children', null=True, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
 
     class Meta:
         db_table = 'storage'
@@ -6766,7 +6766,7 @@ class Taxon(model_extras.Taxon):
     hybridparent1 = models.ForeignKey('Taxon', db_column='HybridParent1ID', related_name='hybridchildren1', null=True, on_delete=protect_with_blockers)
     hybridparent2 = models.ForeignKey('Taxon', db_column='HybridParent2ID', related_name='hybridchildren2', null=True, on_delete=protect_with_blockers)
     modifiedbyagent = models.ForeignKey('Agent', db_column='ModifiedByAgentID', related_name='+', null=True, on_delete=protect_with_blockers)
-    parent = models.ForeignKey('Taxon', db_column='ParentID', related_name='children', null=True, on_delete=protect_with_blockers)
+    parent = models.ForeignKey('Taxon', db_column='ParentID', related_name='children', null=True, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
     taxonattribute = models.ForeignKey('TaxonAttribute', db_column='TaxonAttributeID', related_name='taxons', null=True, on_delete=protect_with_blockers)
     visibilitysetby = models.ForeignKey('SpecifyUser', db_column='VisibilitySetByID', related_name='+', null=True, on_delete=protect_with_blockers)
 
@@ -7892,9 +7892,9 @@ class Tectonicunit(model_extras.Tectonicunit):
     
     # Relationships: Many-to-One
     acceptedtectonicunit = models.ForeignKey('TectonicUnit', db_column='AcceptedID', related_name='acceptedchildren', null=True, on_delete=protect_with_blockers)
-    definitionitem = models.ForeignKey('TectonicUnitTreeDefItem', db_column='TectonicUnitTreeDefItemID', related_name='treeentries', null=True, on_delete=protect_with_blockers)
-    parent = models.ForeignKey('TectonicUnit', db_column='ParentID', related_name='children', null=True, on_delete=protect_with_blockers)
-    definition = models.ForeignKey('TectonicUnitTreeDef', db_column='TectonicUnitTreeDefID', related_name='treeentries', null=True, on_delete=protect_with_blockers)
+    tectonicunittreedefitem = models.ForeignKey('TectonicUnitTreeDefItem', db_column='TectonicUnitTreeDefItemID', related_name='tectonicunits', null=False, on_delete=protect_with_blockers)
+    parent = models.ForeignKey('TectonicUnit', db_column='ParentID', related_name='children', null=True, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
+    tectonicunittreedef = models.ForeignKey('TectonicUnitTreeDef', db_column='TectonicUnitTreeDefID', related_name='tectonicunits', null=False, on_delete=protect_with_blockers)
     createdbyagent = models.ForeignKey('Agent', db_column='CreatedByAgentID', related_name='+', null=True, on_delete=protect_with_blockers)
     modifiedbyagent = models.ForeignKey('Agent', db_column='ModifiedByAgentID', related_name='+', null=True, on_delete=protect_with_blockers)