macmanmatty:

That is more than enough water even if your soil is sand. In fact with a water table at 1-3 ft I'd rather the soil be very well draining. I think you have a good planting plan and should do well.

Are you putting peach on Nemaguard because you are worried about nematodes and have sandy soil? Nemaguard is very sensitive to wet feet. It will probably be OK if the soil drains well. If the soil doesn't drain well, a 1 ft water table might cause problems.

If you will be planting bareroot trees and the soil somehow gets dry for a few days during the first three to four weeks I would not expect good results.

Are you putting peach on Nemaguard because you are worried about nematodes and have sandy soil?

Yes I have some pretty sandy soil not sure if there are nematodes but nemguard was the only stock I could get for peaches. I might try some other rootstocks for plums though possibly marianna.

If you will be planting bareroot trees and the soil somehow gets dry for a few days during the first three to four weeks I would not expect good results.

They will coming from containers not bare root.

Macmanmatty:

Now you're getting me a little worried. Unlike my friend in AZ I'd be comfortable planting bare root dormant trees without irrigation. Dormant is the key word. That means no leaves which means they have time to start roots before they leaf out.

If you plant potted trees, plant in late fall or mid winter when the tree is dormant. Try to spread the roots or cut any circling inside the pot. They will need time to root before they leaf out. If you plant potted trees that are leafed out, they will need irrigation to get established.

I fully intend to plant the trees when dormant. I also intend to break the roots apart in the case of circling. The trees are grafts that I did this year on to l rootstocks that I potted up. They are in pots now but, I will plant them this winter when they are DORMANT.