Leaving a young tree in-ground especially in a cold climate is very risky (the wind, the cold, the hungry critters..)
A trick that I find works with younger trees is to plant them in-ground when it warms up (i.e. when you plant your tomatoes ..). Then in the fall since they are still small dig them up and put them in a container and store in a not too cold garage. next year repeat ..
This gives you the option of having them in a container to give them an early start in spring (especially if you have a sunroom/greenhouse). I find the figs I grow this way produce figs much earlier then the ones in-ground permanently.
When they get too big to haul around I leave them in-ground and cover them appropriately.