The fruit is a drupe, which is a type of fruit that has a single seed surrounded by a fleshy mesocarp (middle layer) and a hard endocarp (inner layer). Our fruit is typically oval, round, or kidney-shaped, and can range in size from 5 to 7 inches in length. The skin of the is leathery, waxy, smooth, and fragrant, and can vary in color from green to yellow, yellow-orange, yellow-red, or blushed with various shades of red, purple, , or yellow when fully ripe. Ripe mangoes give off a distinctive resinous, sweet smell.