system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
What is going on in a tree stump immediately after the tree is cut down? Does the stump continue to try to live? Is the tree instantly dead like a human would be if the human suffered something equally catastrophic?
gpt
stumps OFTEN try to come back, and succeed.

They rely on stored energy in the roots to produce new shoots that are quickly productive on a small-scale.  The root infrastructure for getting water and minerals is still strong.