Re: To cut suckers or not to cut?
You can remove the suckers. But leave some to grow up for the next generation. Suckers help anchor plants of varieties that tend to have roots that fade out quickly after flowering (many of the Cavendish varieties, for example). You should not remove a lot of pups just before flowering as this disturbs the roots and diminishes fruit size and quantity on a plant about to flower. Suckers that have wide leaves very early are Water suckers (do a search) and IMO can be tossed as they seldom produce a strong plant or much fruit.
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