The solution goes as follows:
protected void RadTreeList1_PreRender(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (!IsPostBack)
{
foreach (TreeListDataItem item in RadTreeList1.Items)
{
if (item is TreeListDataItem)
{
item.Edit = true;
}
}
RadTreeList1.Rebind();
}
}
The (!IsPostBack) condition would depend on if the TreeListDataItem get's populated at Page_Load.