Looking for delicate branches and inspiration I came upon this website. On that website were these two pictures with the following descriptions.

Robert Gustafson, Jr.(no relation) has this Corkbark Elm with a delicate canopy of branches and leaves.  It was grown from a cutting struck 8 years ago and has been in this pot about 3 years.

A near-perfect mame Nire Elm: 
taper, branching, leaves, trunk, rootage, moss, pot, stand.
Also the design of Robert Gustafson, Jr., this was purchased as a one gallon-size specimen three or four years ago from Jim Barrett's in California.  The top was cut back to develop the taper.  Approx 8" tall from soil line to top.  Trunk at base approx 1-1/8" in diameter.   Width of tree approximately 8".  Pot is 6-1/8" x 4-3/4" x 1-1/2". 

I find this so fascinating. My sister bought me a bonsai for Christmas one year and it was the most precious gift. There is something so wonderful, no... so spiritual about growing these little trees.