A private forest.
Private forests are typically nearer housing areas than are public forests, inalāhan. There are three kinds of land owned: pond field, payaw, upland fields, ūma, and private forests. Pond fields and private forests are permanently owned; upland fields are temporarily owned, only so long as tillage is profitable in terms of yield. Size of private forests vary from a quarter hectare or so, up to two or three hectares. A typical forest is about a half hectare in size. Tending involves clearing of weeds and undesirable vegetation, cutting, thinning and pruning trees, and transplanting trees, bamboo, rattan and other large cultigens to maintain a maximum supply of materials. Important produce from private forests include timber for fuel and construction, fruit from fruit trees, bamboo, rattan and betel pepper leaves.