Viburnum setigerum is a shrub to 4 m tall; multi-stemmed, erect.
Leaves opposite, 7-15 cm long, 3-6 cm wide, tip long pointed, base round to slightly lobed, dull blue-green, margin toothed.
Flowers white, in flat-topped clusters to 5 cm wide; blooms May.
Fruit bright red, fleshy, about 0.8 cm.
Wetland status: NL.
Frequency in NYC: Very infrequent.
Origin: China (Dirr 1990).
Habitat: Escaped from cultivation or an over grow horticultural specimen.