Hi All
ive been looking for a good way to remove the suckers and was looking for a video.  this will be my first time and i dont want to hurt the tree.  thanks

I'm pretty sure fig trees don't sucker, as in say a blackberry will send out suckers from the roots.  What you're seeing is simply a low lateral limb.  You can just cut them off and try to root the cuttings or make air layers from them at ground level.

 

 

Nicely explained by one of our forum member in this video:

Most suckers  i have are from renegade gardening tours around my place.
Swift and Precise so no one sees- two-three thick roots are enough on each.

I am paying taxes right, so whats one sucker?

Hi,
Fig trees do sucker. I removed one root shoot and couldn't find the link to the main trunk.
I just put my hand in the dirt around the root shoot to secure some dirt around the shoot, and I pulled it out.
She's in her own pot now and doing well.
On bigger shoots, I just put my hand at dirt level and pull them out. Most of the time they come out with some roots and that's enough for them to thrive.
Last September, I grabbed two root shoots from a neighbor's tree that I exchanged against a one season old rooted cutting.
One came out with no roots, but the second had nice roots. They both made it although the rooted one performed better - the other one got shaded from a pumpkin: That didn't help I guess ...

Josh, et al...

Do a quick search for "stooling propagation of plants"....this will show you exactly what to do with all those low, suckering branches, and how to ultimately separate them from the original tree(s).  I'd wait until the next growing season to root those extra side branches.

Good luck, and happy figs to you.


Frank

thank you everyone for your input and the vid that was posted on youtube

Is all these tree consider sucker?

In the past when I had some very low side branches I just mounded up some additional soil around the main trunk and new roots eventually grew from the side branches. I then just cut them off below the new soil line where it met the main trunk.

i shall top up some soil and see how it goes

This might sound a bit harsh , but I separated a sucker or a lower branch from the rootball using a saw , just as you would separate some perennials . I did it last week after they dropped all their leaves.