A River Birch landfill rival is asking U.S. District Judge Nanette Jolivette Brown to recuse herself in a lawsuit alleging racketeering violations from River Birch and its owner, Fred Heebe.

U.S. District Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown, not pictured, is recusing herself in a second lawsuit involving River Birch landfill owners iJim Ward, left, and Fred Heebe.

Each spring, river birch trees are visited by two common pests – aphids and the sawfly larva. While both cause river birch trees to lose some leaves, they do not pose any serious threat to the ...

River birch trees, a popular tree for river banks and wet parts of the garden, are hardy in USDA zones 4 through 9. ... Severely damaged leaves turn brown and fall from trees.