HI bobbystahr
Yes i guess it could, but i dont tend to work in the node tab, more, load the object apply a distribution shader ( already created) and populate, next object( usually plants), be good to be able to quickly place these objects in a folder and close the hierarchy down when needed
scenorio
loading 10 plants using 1 distribution shader ( name the folder) then load next or same plants, using different distribution shader ( name that folder) etc etc