Texas State campus is home to a champion Chinese pistache (Pistacia chinensis) tree, the largest of its species in the state of Texas.
The Texas Forest Service coordinates the Big Tree Registry program; the purpose of the program is to:
- Locate and recognize the largest known species of its' kind that grows in the state of Texas
- Obtain the cooperation of tree owners to protect and preserve these specimens as landmarks for future generations to enjoy
- Stimulate interest in and a greater appreciation of trees - their worth as a natural resource and as individual specimens