The following code produces an error when the user attempts to edit the root node: DataTable dt = new DataTable(); DataColumn column = new DataColumn("ID", typeof(int)); column.AllowDBNull = false; column.AutoIncrement = true; dt.Columns.Add(column); dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("ParentID", typeof(int))); dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("Name", typeof(string))); dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("Note", typeof(string))); dt.Rows.Add(1, DBNull.Value, "Root", "Note1"); dt.Rows.Add(2, 1, "First", "Note1"); dt.Rows.Add(3, 1, "Second", "Note1"); dt.Rows.Add(4, 3, "Third", "Note1"); this.radTreeView1.DisplayMember = "Name"; this.radTreeView1.ParentMember = "ParentID"; this.radTreeView1.ChildMember = "ID"; this.radTreeView1.ValueMember = "ID"; this.radTreeView1.DataSource = dt; radTreeView1.TreeViewElement.EditMode = TreeNodeEditMode.Text; using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.ComponentModel; using System.Data; using System.Drawing; using System.Linq; using System.Text; using System.Threading.Tasks; using System.Windows.Forms; using Telerik.WinControls.UI; namespace Lab.Tree { public partial class TreeSelfreferenceEditRootNodeForm : Form { private RadTreeView treeView = new RadTreeView(); private BindingSource bindingSource = new BindingSource(); public TreeSelfreferenceEditRootNodeForm() { InitializeComponent(); treeView.Dock = DockStyle.Fill; treeView.Parent = this; treeView.AllowEdit = true; DataTable dt = new DataTable(); DataColumn column = new DataColumn("ID", typeof(int)); column.AllowDBNull = false; column.AutoIncrement = true; dt.Columns.Add(column); dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("ParentID", typeof(int))); dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("Name", typeof(string))); dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("Note", typeof(string))); dt.Rows.Add(1, DBNull.Value, "Root", "Note1"); dt.Rows.Add(2, 1, "First", "Note1"); dt.Rows.Add(3, 1, "Second", "Note1"); dt.Rows.Add(4, 3, "Third", "Note1"); bindingSource.DataSource = dt; treeView.DisplayMember = "Name"; treeView.ParentMember = "ParentID"; treeView.ChildMember = "ID"; treeView.ValueMember = "ID"; treeView.DataSource = bindingSource; treeView.TreeViewElement.EditMode = TreeNodeEditMode.Text; } } }