Depending on the tree, not in your lifetime it won’t. I have a rather nice oak tree that shades my house and my lawn. If someone chops it down, I could plant a

Depending on the tree, not in your lifetime it won’t. I have a rather nice oak tree that shades my house and my lawn. If someone chops it down, I could plant a new one. It would take 80 years to reach a similar size. For many species it takes much longer than that.