Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Fig tree suckers at base of trunk remove or leave alone?, 2 by Melissande

Melissande wrote:
The subject says it all. I purchased two different varieties of fig trees. These are between knee and waist high. They came with suckers (or what I call suckers). I planted them as-is, but wondered if I should prune them back to the main tree trunk or leave them alone?

I included two marked-up photos highlighting the suckers on each tree. I\'m new to using the snipping tool in Windows marking up the pics, so forgive me if the line is too narrow. I already figured out how to make the lines thicker, but I think what I posted here will suffice, except they turn out to be small in the actual post. There is one sapling coming out of the ground with a bud on it and the other 3 suckers are ones with a leaf.

If you use CTRL+ a few times, you\'ll enlarge the page along with the pictures.

Thanks!!!
Donald