Salako, again like other Dayaks, also recognize nonterritorial
claims for access to and control of forest products.
Rights to these were/are held by the individuals who
find, protect, plant, encourage, or otherwise manage them
(Peluso & Padoch, 1996; Peluso, 1996). A resource’s biological
characteristics can impart territorializing components.
Once trees are planted or claimed, other users lose
access to the land in which they grow and to other possible
alternative uses of that land. If the trees retain their
value and meaning through multiple generations, they can
preclude other uses for a long time. Owners of such trees
effectively gain territorial control, which can be relatively
extensive if one person plants multiple trees in close proximity.