By The Tree Fellers is the story of two young men who stumble upon a centuries old mystery. The story begins in 1820s, when two men work on their own tree farm in England. They have a son, Will, who would follow his father around and do odd jobs for him. After years of friendship, the father of one of the two boys was being forced to leave his farm to go work on a tree farm, because his son failed several farming tests.
They were forced to leave their home, but not before discovering strange things beneath their feet. One of the strange events that happened while they were away from home was the murder of a girl. It was a horrific act that would haunt both of them throughout their lives, as they searched for the person responsible. But it was no use, as the culprit was never found. With their lives becoming scarcer by the minute, they decided to leave their home, and never look back.
Years later, Will and John are still searching for the person responsible for their friend’s death. They set out on a road trip, and have an accident while travelling. This leads to their discovery of a world class tree removal business. They spend many years trying to get the business up and running, but the owner is so ambitious that he thinks he can do better than any timber company in England.
The problem with his plans is that he wants to fell trees from remote areas, and sell the logs that he has collected. He is also intent on using the forest to clear his neighbours’ land so that he can build houses on his land. This will create a conflict with local landowners, and they will not want him to do this. They are not interested in allowing him to remove their trees, or sell the wood.
John’s father tells him that he can remove the trees and sell them. John is horrified at his father’s plan, as he does not want to fell trees and sell their timber, even though he makes very good money doing it. He tells his dad that he will only deal with a reputable forestry company. Unfortunately, his father has no idea of which company is best, so John must make the decision himself.
John sets out to find a reputable forestry company. He searches the internet, looking for a suitable company with friendly staff members. He also searches for independent review sites, to find out which companies are more trustworthy. Finally he searches around local businesses to find out if they are experienced in dealing with the type of timber he needs. He wants someone who he can trust to fell the trees, to hand carry the timber and remove it when it is needed.
John’s father, who is happy to pay for John to work for him, gets suspicious when John does not return from his week away. John tells his father that he went on a logging expedition and was paid in cash. John then decides to investigate the company, hoping to fell trees outdoors, to earn a living.
John is not very successful in his attempt. The logger, having been paid in cash, instead wants John’s fee for bringing him to their premises to do felling trees outdoors. This infuriates John, who then decides to go and see the logger in his office to see how much he can get for his time. On his way home, he overhears the manager of the timber company, Mr Jones, telling Mr Jones’ wife that he knows that John has been paid to fell trees outdoors, so John goes there to find out who he is.
