Your Messenger message:

"What happens to the spirit who resides in the tree when the tree is cut down? Do they just go inhabit another tree? Are all trees inhabited?"

My reply:

Hello ____!

1) All treees are inhabited.

2) A tree can have one or more than one inhabitant. If many birds and insects live in it, that is a sign that it has more than one elemental inhabitant.

3) Elementals have spirits but no souls. So, while they may live for hundreds of years, when it is time for them to go, they just fade away.

4) It is possible to plant a seedling near a tree that is scheduled to be cut down, and then ask the tree spirits to move into the seedling.