Sycamore shape

This message is to all of you who are knowledgeable about native California
plants.... sycamores in particular.  My other half and I always debate
whether a tree should be shaped by humans or allowed to attain its own
shape.  He advocates for shaping it and I advocate for self-determination.
Right now, we have some pre-adolescent California Sycamore trees -- they
look more like huge shrubs at the moment, with many, many "trunklets"
coming from the base and near the base.  We want multi-trunked trees -- can
we just leave them to self-prune or should we do "selective amputation?"

thanks

Nan

PS  These trees get almost no supplemental water, so they are basically on
their own.
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Nan Sterman
San Diego County California
Sunset zone 24, USDA hardiness zone 10b or 11
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