Yes, you can also daisy-chain trees in the real world, though it is much more dangerous than in a game. Trees can just drop straight back down on their stump if you cut them just right and they're straight enough or entangled with other tree limbs, then you have to get another chainsaw cause yours is now property of the tree...
My dad cut trees for 30 years, I've seen all of these scenarios myself as well. When a tree just drops onto its stump and doesn't fall down, you have to leave and wait for the wind to push the top in a direction or brave it and cut it down again... or the other trees that are holding it up and make sure you have an exit strategy.