Cork elm for ya :)

[Bonsai Nut]

Oh oh, some nasty reverse taper building up. They seem to have a patent on it. I wonder if something could be done about it.

Yeah, it is the weakness of this particular tree. The lower left branch I am growing out freely as a primary, and that will help. The other solution is to really develop the ramification, so the trunk doesn't look so out of place relative to the fine branches.

 

[Ross]

You've had good luck with layers recently, have you considered layering it right below the fork and taking two trees out of it?