In the following photo, would it be a positive move or a negative one to cut the top off of the cutting. It has a nice set of roots growing and a very nice sprout. Will it benefit the sprout to cut the top of the cutting as in getting more nutrients to the sprout. Any thoughts please. I'm wanting a single trunk tree anyway.
"gene"

Gene, I would let newly rooted cutting grow bigger especially you are up-potting for now. Perhaps grow it in a 2 gal pot to give new sprout the "space". Newly form leaves helps the plant to get ahead.  In your zone, it will grow quick & it can be top very soon. The other option is - Instead of topping, if it is a rare one, you can even have a 2nd plant by piling a mold of dirt around the side growing bigger branch & removed it as a gift for someone. Its a happy issue.

I like the manner you have the cuttings rooted. Easy to re-pot with mininum damage to new roots.

I would wait till next season. There is no gain now, and you might damage it or screw it up in the process. Right now it is quite tender.

Hi Gene nice thing about fig trees is you can make them a single trunk anytime during the life of the tree that is after its more established and certainly if mine i would leave as is for now.

Thanks friends, so for now I'll let it be. Thanks for the replies. I have quite a few cuttings that are sprouting on the side and not the tip of the cuttings and that's why I wanted to know. Since I'm rooting many duplicates I might use one as a test sample to compare to an uncut one. Ain't figs fun.
"gene"

Hi Gene ,
 i understand when the shoots come out side and nothing on the tip of small plant.
It just make it more of a wait then but eventually one of those can be trained to grow as a single trunk tree if thats what you enjoy .
It just takes little longer as opposed to a tip thats already growing well.
Sure is fun though!

I've noticed on some of my in ground plants that the shoots that come after the plant was put in the ground grew faster and more robust than the original tree. The shoots came out above the soil but below the original branching. I have an Hollier, and a LSU Gold that did that. The Hollier put out one shoot that went to 7 foot while the remainder of the tree grew to 3 foot. The LSU Gold put out 3 shoots at it's base and they also grew taller than the original tree. So I was just thinking that maybe if I cut the tip of the cutting, the shoot will get all the energy and really shoot up. Just my thinking. Martin, time is all I have, I just hope I have a lot of it left.
"gene"

Plenty of fun. Gets to taste the fruits of one's efforts and discovering the tastes are so varied.