So among other trees, I planted an American Persimmon tree this spring. It was from a local nursery and was the best looking one the had. It was a potted tree rather than bare root and when I got home I noted that it looked like it was a little shallow. I went ahead and planted it at the level it was in the pot; I mean surely a potted tree would be at the right depth. But each time I water the tree this summer and pull the mulch back from the trunk I think it really looks shallow. The trunk goes from normal bark color, to light brown to black, with about an inch of black above ground. Is this too shallow? Should I mound up the dirt around this tree to correct the depth. The soil here does not have great drainage so mounding it up a bit could have other benefits too.