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[Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us>]

Some trees, like apples, will form new roots if the truck get buried. Those 
trees aren't too fussy about what depth you bury them to, and you can pick 
the depth based on whether you WANT the trunk to root or not.

But many trees don't do that. Such trees want to be planted at the same depth 
they originally grew at, or even a tad higher. Some trees are tolerant, and 
will survive being buried too deeply, but it will stunt them for life.

I don't know which type peaches are. But I would be inclined to plant it so 
that it was at the same depth as it had grown before you got it, to the 
extent you can tell, unless you have some strong reason to plant it some 
other way.

Ginda