Yes, it is Q. hemisphaerica.

Willow Oak and Black Oak Hybrid is my guess.

These are evergreen, so def. not willow oak or black oak or a hybrid of those. I'm pretty sure now that it is Sand Laurel Oak (Q. hemisphaerica).

Looks like swamp laurel oak to me, their leaves are extremely variable in shape and they are usually evergreen

Joe, Swamp laurel oak does not tend to grow on the xeric dunes and barrier islands evergreen maritime forest. These were growing in pure sand which can be very dry and xeric. I suspect though, that they send down roots deeply to obtain water. I thought swamp laurel oak grew in lower places like edges of swamps, and further inland.

But I have to say the leaves in your picture are strikingly similar. If you look at the leaf bases of true sand laurel oak, they are rounded. Those of swamp laurel oak are cuneate or attenuate. Those you posted look rounded to me, so I suspect that site might not have identified them correctly. Not sure. Also, I should say that some botanists lump swamp and sand laurel oak together and just call them 'Laurel oak', Q. laurifolia, or call the sand laurel oak Q. laurifolia var. maritima, or siimilar. Now, I think most botanists make a distinction of two species based upon plant morphology and siting.

Unfortunately, I do not spend entire winters in the 'banks', so can't observe the degree of leaf persistence on these oaks.

By the way, in a document CLASSIFICATION OF THE NATURAL COMMUNITIES OF NORTHCAROLINA, it said:

'Canopies of Maritime Evergreen Forests are dominated by live oak, sand laurel oak [Q. hemisphaerica] , and loblolly pine.'

(read more in CLASSIFICATION OF THE NATURAL COMMUNITIES OF NORTHCAROLINA, Schafale and Weakley 1990) Link to article

Q.laurifolia is a weedy tree that will grow in many different areas, but most of the ones around here do not have those bristles on the leaves, and aren't quite as dark. Honestly, I see more Live Oak in those leaves, but it could be a hybrid between Q.virginiana and some other "white" oak.

Well, these were growing wild in the maritime evergreen forest in North Carolina (just behind dunes). There aren't very many oaks, besides virginiana and hemisphaerica that grow natively in this harsh, dry, salt-laden environment.

Hmm, I suppose Q.incana is another possibility.

Dave I'm sure the 2 types are close, the ones in the pics I sent are from Roanoke Island NC

The leaves in your third photo look like willow oak, but the first photos remind me of a young water oak. If it's evergreen it would have to be live oak right. Post a photo of the bark for us.

cperkins, all three pictures are from the same tree. As I said, the leaves are variable in form. Also, this was not a young tree. It was probably over 25 feet tall. Not ancient, but not young. I don't have a pic of bark, as this was taken on vacation. I assume it's evergreen or tardily deciduous.

I too have been confused between laurel and willow oak b/c of leaf variability. I am of no help as my tree displays the same two types of leaves; however I am leaning towards willow oak on mine. The pics posted by joeinmo look more like mine than the first pic you posted, which makes me think more of laurel oak, but only an uneducated guess.