Well, the first year I just chopped off everything but the bottom two branches on the left. I then waited for a year to let it recover.There may have been other options but this is the one I chose. If it didn't work all I could lose was ten bucks ( It costs money to go to school)
The next year I put it in it's first pot, this called for a radical root prunning After which I let it rest another year. This led to this years problem . The pic shown is what happens when you constantly pinch larch and don't get in there and trim the bud clusters down to two . This leads to swelling and though it dosn't show that much in the pic it leads to buds all over even where you don't want or need them( bar branches, under the branch etc.)