Hi,

I recently planted a fig sapling from a friend's backyard into a pot. It's starting to grow new leaves now, but I'm wondering if I should cut/pinch off the new leaves at the base so that it spends more energy growing new leaves at the top. Or, should I just leave it as is?

Here's a close-up pictures of the base:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/z9aoz8dilizrtue/IMG_20130922_111205.jpg

Thanks!