they certainly "can" do well.
i have 2 large trees in ground in my backyard
one was 3ft tall when planted
the other was planted from seed at the same time in-situ
the seed-grown is much larger, maybe because of the location
but, it seems like it took forever for the transplant to get going
once it did, it was OK.
i was thinking soil microbes/fungi may have something to do with it