Assuming can get you into nothing but trouble.

Not all epiphytes are found in warm climates but all are found growing on
trees (by definition).

There are epiphytic ferns, mosses and lichen found in arctic pine forests.


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Assuming your friend was in a warm climate, this is entirely possible.
As an epiphyte, being anchored to a tree trunk is entirely natural.