#include <algorithm>
#include <atcoder/all>
#include <bitset>
#include <cassert>
#include <cmath>
#include <ctime>
#include <functional>
#include <iomanip>
#include <iostream>
#include <map>
#include <queue>
#include <random>
#include <set>
#include <stack>
#include <string>
#include <tuple>
#include <unordered_map>
#include <unordered_set>
#include <utility>
#include <vector>
using namespace std;
using namespace atcoder;
typedef long long ll;
#define rep(i, n) for (int i = 0; i < (int)(n); i++)
#define repr(i, n) for (int i = (int)(n) - 1; i >= 0; i--)
#define repk(i, k, n) for (int i = k; i < (int)(n); i++)
#define all(v) v.begin(), v.end()
#define mod1 1000000007
#define mod2 998244353
#define mod3 100000007
#define vi vector<int>
#define vs vector<string>
#define vc vector<char>
#define vl vector<ll>
#define vb vector<bool>
#define vvi vector<vector<int>>
#define vvc vector<vector<char>>
#define vvl vector<vector<ll>>
#define vvb vector<vector<bool>>
#define vvvi vector<vector<vector<int>>>
#define vvvl vector<vector<vector<ll>>>
#define pii pair<int, int>
#define pil pair<int, ll>
#define pli pair<ll, int>
#define pll pair<ll, ll>
#define vpii vector<pair<int, int>>
#define vpll vector<pair<ll, ll>>
#define vvpii vector<vector<pair<int, int>>>
#define vvpll vector<vector<pair<ll, ll>>>

template <typename T>
void debug(T e) {
    cerr << e << endl;
}

template <typename T>
void debug(vector<T> &v) {
    rep(i, v.size()) { cerr << v[i] << " "; }
    cerr << endl;
}

template <typename T>
void debug(vector<vector<T>> &v) {
    rep(i, v.size()) {
        rep(j, v[i].size()) { cerr << v[i][j] << " "; }
        cerr << endl;
    }
}

template <typename T>
void debug(vector<pair<T, T>> &v) {
    rep(i, v.size()) { cerr << v[i].first << " " << v[i].second << endl; }
}

template <typename T>
void debug(set<T> &st) {
    for (auto itr = st.begin(); itr != st.end(); itr++) {
        cerr << *itr << " ";
    }
    cerr << endl;
}

template <typename T>
void debug(multiset<T> &ms) {
    for (auto itr = ms.begin(); itr != ms.end(); itr++) {
        cerr << *itr << " ";
    }
    cerr << endl;
}

template <typename T>
void debug(map<T, T> &mp) {
    for (auto itr = mp.begin(); itr != mp.end(); itr++) {
        cerr << itr->first << " " << itr->second << endl;
    }
}

void debug_out() { cerr << endl; }

template <typename Head, typename... Tail>
void debug_out(Head H, Tail... T) {
    cerr << H << " ";
    debug_out(T...);
}

using mint = modint998244353;

void debug_mint1(vector<mint> &vec) {
    for (int i = 0; i < vec.size(); i++) {
        cerr << vec[i].val() << " ";
    }
    cerr << endl;
}

void debug_mint2(vector<vector<mint>> &vec) {
    for (int i = 0; i < vec.size(); i++) {
        for (int j = 0; j < vec[i].size(); j++) {
            cerr << vec[i][j].val() << " ";
        }
        cerr << endl;
    }
}

ll INF = 100000002LL;

void dfs(vector<vector<ll>> &graph, vector<bool> &isvisited, ll v, vector<ll> &dp1, vector<ll> &dp2){
    isvisited[v] = true;
    // 1: 過半数の個数を 1 で、残りを 2 の方法で塗り、自身は 2 の方法で塗る
    // または、自身は 1 の方法で塗る代わりにその子は 2 の方法で塗る
    // 2: 過半数 - 1 の個数を 1 で、残りを 2 の方法で塗り、自身は 2 の方法で塗る
    vector<pll> p;
    for (ll x: graph[v]){
        if (isvisited[x]) continue;
        dfs(graph, isvisited, x, dp1, dp2);
        p.push_back(make_pair(dp1[x] - dp2[x], dp2[x]));
    }
    sort(all(p));
    reverse(all(p));
    // debug(v);
    // debug(p);

    ll len_v = graph[v].size();
    ll len_p = p.size();
    ll v11, v12, v2;

    // まず v2 から求める
    v2 = 0;
    for (ll i = 0; i < len_p - len_v / 2; i++){
        v2 += p[i].second;
    }
    for (ll i = len_p - len_v / 2; i < len_p; i++){
        v2 += (p[i].first + p[i].second);
    }
    dp2[v] = min(dp2[v], v2);
    v12 = 1;
    for (ll i = 0; i < len_p; i++){
        v12 += p[i].second;
    }
    dp1[v] = min(dp1[v], v12);
    // 次に v1 を求めよう
    if ((len_v + 1) / 2 <= len_p){
        for (ll i = 0; i < len_p - (len_v + 1) / 2; i++){
            v11 += p[i].second;
        }
        for (ll i = len_p - (len_v + 1) / 2; i < len_p; i++){
            v11 += (p[i].first + p[i].second);
        }
        dp1[v] = min(v11, dp1[v]);
    }
    // debug_out(v, v11, v12, v2);
    return;
}

int main() {
    ll N;
    cin >> N;
    vector<ll> u(N - 1);
    vector<ll> v(N - 1);
    rep(i, N - 1){
        cin >> u[i] >> v[i];
        u[i]--;
        v[i]--;
    }
    vector<vector<ll>> graph(N, vector<ll>(0));
    rep(i, N - 1){
        graph[u[i]].push_back(v[i]);
        graph[v[i]].push_back(u[i]);
    }
    vector<ll> dp1(N, INF);
    vector<ll> dp2(N, INF);
    vector<bool> isvisited(N, false);
    dfs(graph, isvisited, 0, dp1, dp2);

    // debug(dp1);
    // debug(dp2);
    
    cout << dp1[0] << endl;
}