Help deciding how to better the apex...

[TeT12a_sPiN]

Hey guys. Took this pic of my TBF to show my situation. I want to eliminate one of the three branches that start the apex. The natural flow is telling me that I screwed up; I should have kept other branches previously cut, bc in my opinion I think the left branch shows the natural flow of the trunk, meaning I would need to off the two right branches. Wouldnt leave a very good apex with that left one not even heading up, so thats outta the question. I was thinking about removing the left one. It's that or the right, but I'm not crazy about that option.

It's just a real crappy junction with knobs from cut branches and just a very bumpy area. I've been struggling with deciding what to do with this part for awhile now. Any help would be great. Thanks.

 

[Gabler]

Your tree is a little on the sparse side. I think if you removed one of those branches, it would leave too large a gap. If that were my tree, my number one goal would be to promote interior budding. Fortunately, a ficus will oblige.

 

[johng]

notice how the lower branches start ramifying closer to the trunk and the 3 upper branches don't ramify close to the trunk. You might consider cutting back the upper branches to encourage ramification closer to the trunk. Generally speaking, just as the diameter of the branches and the distance between the branches should decrease as you proceed up the trunk I also believe that the ramification should also get closer to the trunk as you move up the tree. Note...this looks to be a ficus which should bud back but please check to make sure whatever this species is that it will back bud before you prune the top branches back...

 

[Shibui]

The photos don't give a good idea of the tree shape or current trunk bends so it's hard to be specific about possible changes. That means I need to be general and you'll have to see if any of the ideas might work.
1. If the current shape is not quite right we can use wire to reposition branches, trunks or apex. Ficus are reasonably flexible so check to see if the desirable left branch could be repositioned to provide a better apex.
2. Sometimes simply changing the planting angle can mean a branch that was not suitable suddenly becomes ideal. Try tilting the pot on wedges or something suitable to see if that might help the left branch achieve a better position.
3. A change of viewing angle 'front' can make a big difference to how branches look. Try turning the whole tree slowly around to see if there's a better front that suits one or another of those apical branches.
4. Ficus are really good at new shoots after pruning so don't look at what's there and the gaps that pruning might cause. Try to predict or imagine what might grow and develop after pruning or reshaping.

As mentioned, the apical branches appear to be quite long. I can see you've opted for wiring rather than pruning. I can't see the shape clearly but most of my Ficus have improved dramatically after reduction pruning. Maybe cutting the entire apex back really hard might give you more options to consider. Summer is the optimum time to prune Ficus for quick resprout unless you have excellent indoor growing conditions in which case you may be able to chop any time of year.

It's just a real crappy junction with knobs from cut branches and just a very bumpy area

Looks like the bumps are relatively recent pruning scars. They will disappear given some time (years). Again, don't concentrate on what's there now, look forward to predict what will be in time.