Mr. Nice Seedbank has their breeder-run catalog built on a living collection of original mother and father plants maintained by Shantibaba and Neville. They have the aim of keeping classic Dutch and global lines accessible to growers and collectors. The catalog highlights heritage cultivars such as Black Widow (Original White Widow), Mango Haze, Neville’s Haze, NL5 × Haze, and more, offered as breeder lines with clear lineage disclosures.
Mr. Nice emerged in the late 1990s from the collaboration between Shantibaba and Howard Marks, while Shantibaba and Neville were already working together on breeding projects in the Netherlands. Following a dominant 1998 High Times Cannabis Cup season while both were still associated with Green House, Shantibaba exited that company and founded Mr. Nice Seedbank as a Dutch company; Neville soon left Green House as well. To distinguish their original genetics from similarly named lines elsewhere, they renamed key cultivars (e.g., White Widow → Black Widow; White Rhino → Medicine Man; Great White Shark/Peacemaker → Shark Shock). In 1999, after Dutch rules changed regarding seed production, Mr. Nice moved production to Switzerland while maintaining distribution legally into the Netherlands, continuing its breeder-led approach through the 2000s.
Pedigreed parent stock: The program emphasizes a guarded library of original mother and father plants (described as ~forty parent plants at inception) used to preserve genetic integrity and underpin new crosses.
Heritage catalog, transparent renaming: Intentional renaming of their original and foundational 1990s cultivars to clearly differentiate Mr. Nice originals from other companies’ versions, maintaining traceability for collectors.
Documented lineage & old-school selections: Ongoing availability of cornerstone lines
CBD collaboration track: Co-founded the CBD Crew collaboration with Resin Seeds to develop CBD-rich seed lines with defined ratios, reflecting a parallel focus on medically oriented genetics.
We list Mr. Nice Seedbank for its verifiable provenance: a founder-authored history, clear renaming policy to guard original genetics, and a catalog anchored in documented parent stock. Their preservation-first approach and transparent lineage disclosures align with our curation standards, allowing us to offer collectors classic cultivars with story, pedigree, and consistency rather than look-alikes.
We list Mr. Nice Seedbank for its verifiable provenance: a founder-authored history, clear renaming policy to guard original genetics, and a catalog anchored in documented parent stock. Their preservation-first approach and transparent lineage disclosures align with our curation standards, allowing us to offer collectors classic cultivars with story, pedigree, and consistency rather than look-alikes.
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